Marc Abrahams
@marcabrahams.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy
editor of Annals of Improbable Research, organizer of the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. I write about research (and other stuff) that makes people LAUGH then THINK […]
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Rachel Varughese joins the The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS) #hair #Science https://improbable.com/2025/12/05/rachel-varughese-joins-the-the-luxuriant-flowing-hair-club-for-scientists-lfhcfs/
December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Rachel Varughese joins the The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™ (LFHCfS) #hair #Science https://improbable.com/2025/12/05/rachel-varughese-joins-the-the-luxuriant-flowing-hair-club-for-scientists-lfhcfs/
Well, arriving in the morning’s email, this seems a bleak appraisal.
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Well, arriving in the morning’s email, this seems a bleak appraisal.
Knowledge from dead fish and upside-down rhinoceroses https://improbable.com/2025/12/02/statistics-lessons-from-a-dead-salmon/
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Knowledge from dead fish and upside-down rhinoceroses https://improbable.com/2025/12/02/statistics-lessons-from-a-dead-salmon/
Several Ig Nobel Prize winners will gather in #paris on December 9 and 10, to discuss their work with each other and with audiences. TICKETS are available for the 9th. (Tix for the 10th will soon become available.) https://improbable.com/2025/11/30/ig-nobel-events-in-paris-december-9-and-10/
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Several Ig Nobel Prize winners will gather in #paris on December 9 and 10, to discuss their work with each other and with audiences. TICKETS are available for the 9th. (Tix for the 10th will soon become available.) https://improbable.com/2025/11/30/ig-nobel-events-in-paris-december-9-and-10/
Techniques of Successful Con Men: Make your staff focus their activity on your personal enthusiasms.
A headline in the New York Times, on February 27, 2025, says: “With First Weekly Call, Patel Begins Serious Business of Running F.B.I. — In the call with top […]
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A headline in the New York Times, on February 27, 2025, says: “With First Weekly Call, Patel Begins Serious Business of Running F.B.I. — In the call with top […]
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November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Techniques of Successful Con Men: Make your staff focus their activity on your personal enthusiasms.
A headline in the New York Times, on February 27, 2025, says: “With First Weekly Call, Patel Begins Serious Business of Running F.B.I. — In the call with top […]
[Original post on mstdn.science]
A headline in the New York Times, on February 27, 2025, says: “With First Weekly Call, Patel Begins Serious Business of Running F.B.I. — In the call with top […]
[Original post on mstdn.science]
This Friday, Nov 28: Science Friday's Day-After-Thanksgiving broadcast of highlights from this year's Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony. https://improbable.com/2025/11/24/science-friday-day-after-thanksgiving-ig-nobel-prize-highlights-broadcast-2/
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This Friday, Nov 28: Science Friday's Day-After-Thanksgiving broadcast of highlights from this year's Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony. https://improbable.com/2025/11/24/science-friday-day-after-thanksgiving-ig-nobel-prize-highlights-broadcast-2/
Techniques of Successful Con Men: Use your story-telling imagination to boost the price of imaginary products. A headline in Forbes says (on March 5, 2025): “Bitcoin Price Suddenly Soars After Lutnick Reportedly Reveals ‘Massive’ Trump Reserve Plan” […]
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November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Techniques of Successful Con Men: Use your story-telling imagination to boost the price of imaginary products. A headline in Forbes says (on March 5, 2025): “Bitcoin Price Suddenly Soars After Lutnick Reportedly Reveals ‘Massive’ Trump Reserve Plan” […]
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