Artificial lion-roaring contests overwhelm this week’s Improbable Research podcast. SUBSCRIBE on Play.it, iTunes, or Spotify to get a new episode every week, free. This week, Marc Abrahams —with dramatic readings by Jean Berko Gleason — tells about: Lion-roaring, and listeners — Grinnell, Jon, and Karen McComb [pictured here] (2001). ‘Roaring and Social Communication in African Lions: The Limitations Imposed by Listeners.’ Animal Behaviour 62 (1): 93–98. Lion-roaring, […]
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Podcast about research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
Hair (and Hare) Research [Podcast 48]
The jumping abilities of dog fleas and cat fleas, and research by researchers named Hare — these things turn up in this week’s Improbable Research podcast. SUBSCRIBE on Play.it, iTunes, or Spotify to get a new episode every week, free. This week, Marc Abrahams —with dramatic readings by Chris Cotsapis — tells about: Dog flea jumping vs. cat flea jumping — “A Comparison of Jump Performances […]
Podcast teasers: Egg sounds, Brussels sprout physics, praying injury, Kansas pancake
Here are four teasers — four favorite moments from recent Improbable Research podcasts. Jean Berko Gleason — The disgusting sound of soft-boiled eggs (from podcast #40): Melissa Franklin — Brussels sprouts in physics (from podcast #47): Chris Cotsapis — Injuries caused by praying (from podcast #46): Jean Berko Gleason — The flatness of Kansas and pancakes (from podcast #41):
I do not understand, and have something to say [Podcast 47]
Things that disappear inside small boys; a tall space with a big bottom; something that one particular person does NOT understand; and the ambiguity of Brussels sprouts — these things both turn up in this week’s Improbable Research podcast. SUBSCRIBE on Play.it, iTunes, or Spotify to get a new episode every week, free. This week, Marc Abrahams —with dramatic readings by Melissa Franklin — tells about: Disappearance of […]