Podcast 26: A look back at the 2014 Ig Nobel Prize winners (PART 1)

Trod-upon banana peels; deities in toast; late night psychopaths; cat hazards; dog alignment; really, really, really heavy marijuana users; fat people’s shoes; spearmint tea and hairy women; and someone who swallowed a fork — all these all turn up in this week’s Improbable Research podcast. Click on the “Venetian blinds” icon — at the lower right corner here […]

Podcast #25: Fire-eaters and punk rockers

Fire eaters, punk rocker’s lung, bad guys and their names, “A Boy Named Sue”, crook-capturing devices, manly cellphones, and wedding ring impressions all turn up  in this week’s Improbable Research podcast. Click on the “Venetian blinds” icon — at the lower right corner here — to select whichever week’s episode you want to hear: SUBSCRIBE on Play.it, iTunes, or Spotify to get a […]

Podcast #24: The longest oath

The longest courtroom oath, the Okajima/Fujinami navel lint removal invention, global BOOM (from colonoscopies), the year of lint, preference mapping of cheese sticks, periodic leg movements during sleep in Japan; and some dirty, rotten, and dammed [sic] imperfections all turn up  in this week’s Improbable Research podcast. Click on the “Venetian blinds” icon — at the lower right corner here — to […]

Podcast #23: The effect of country music on suicide

“Volunteers performed three 1-minute sequences of continuous chest compressions on a manikin accompanied by No Music, repeated choruses of ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ and ‘Disco Science’.” This and other country music insights — and lots of other things — turn up  in this week’s Improbable Research podcast. Click on the “Venetian blinds” icon — at the lower right corner […]

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