In this Pocket-Sized episode #1039, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Robin Abrahams. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. 1. Robin Abrahams encounters: Etiquette, by Emily Post, 1942. Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Google Podcasts, […]
Category: Podcast
Podcast about research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
Pocket-Sized #1038: “Ice Cream & Sluggo”
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1038, Marc Abrahams extracts some some flash-frozen bits of history from techno-sociologist Gus Rancatore, proprietor of Toscanini’s Ice Cream. Today, Gus shares with us the tale of Sluggo and the ice cream flavor that manifested thereafter. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made […]
Pocket-Sized #1037: “Chernoff Faces”
In this Pocket-Sized episode #1037, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Mason Porter. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Mathematics issue (Vol. 16, #4) of the Annals of Improbable Research Magazine. Mason Porter encounters: “Chernoff and the Face Value of Numbers,” Alice Shirrell Kaswell, Annals […]
Pocket-Sized #1036: “Ice Cream & Intense Scholars”
In this special Pocked-Sized episode #1036, Marc Abrahams extracts some flash-frozen bits of history from techno-sociologist Gus Rancatore, proprietor of Toscanini’s Ice Cream. Today, Gus shares with us the phenomena of the intense scholar and their many idiosyncrasies. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Seth Gliksman, […]