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MarcAbrahams

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editor of Annals of Improbable Research, organizer of the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, columnist at New Scientist. I write about research that makes people LAUGH then THINK. https://improbable.com/whatis/about-marc-abrahams/

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"The strange science of necrobotics" [CBC Kids News]. Nifty video, unless you really, really, really don't want to know about lively dead spiders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdId5-58e5A

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For anyone familiar with Troy Hurtubise (if you're not, see the documentary film "Project Grizzly"), this shopping site is baffling. https://bestenaar.life/product_details/5467500.html

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The Republican party is attacking pretty much everyone, very much including themselves.

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This guy, Matt Gaetz, often looks like Beavis (or it Butthead?) trying to imitate Richard NIxon.

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An infinity of bullshit, on display in a single news clipping: "Opinion — Newt Gingrich: Republicans must expel Matt Gaetz, By Newt Gingrich" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/10/03/newt-gingrich-matt-gaetz-remove/

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Eastman must be in deepest deep sub-sub-subterranian shit if what he did is dire enough that Clarence Thomas actually recused himself from being a judge on the case. No? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/us/politics/clarence-thomas-recusal-eastman-trump.html

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Classic con man scam — looks like it's turtles/fraud all the way down. "Mr. Trump’s political action committee, seeded with money he had raised with debunked claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, became the piggy bank for paying the bills, helping to knit together the interests of key figures in the investigations." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/us/politics/trump-lawyers-pac.html

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Portrait of a NYC real estate hustler https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/09/27/donald-trumps-fantasy-self-worth/

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"Two years later, it is clearer than ever that inciting political violence is Trump’s political project, and his campaign appearances and events must be seen in that light. Trump is a marketer.... Now his brand is violence, and his rallies and other events sell that violence" https://lucid.substack.com/p/violence-is-trumps-brand

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Next Friday night (Sept 29): Improbable Dramatic Readings at the Cambridge Science Festival, at https://improbable.com/2023/09/05/coming-improbable-dramatic-readings-at-the-cambridge-science-festival/

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One of the nicest Norwegian press reports about this year's Ig Nobel Prize winners https://framtida.no/2023/09/22/du-har-flest-nasehar-i-venstre-nasebor-dette-er-den-raraste-forskinga

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"I initially had no intention of watching the whole ceremony, but ended up staying for the hilarious onscreen antics, an incredible array of hats and the impressive amount of accordion played throughout the ceremony. Having never watched the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony before, it was full of surprising moments that I just had to screenshot and send to a friend. I’m not sure words can capture all that went on throughout the ceremony." [Biotechniques] https://www.biotechniques.com/news/scientists-just-want-to-have-fun-the-33rd-first-annual-ig-nobel-prize/

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"2023 Ig Nobel Awards celebrate unconventional scientific accomplishments" Newstalk ZB, New Zealand https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/the-sunday-session/audio/dr-michelle-dickenson-nanotechnologist-on-the-stand-outs-from-the-ig-nobel-awards/

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The 2023 Ig Nobel Prize winners were announced tonight. Each has done something that makes people LAUGH, then THINK. https://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2023

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I have mostly abandoned exTwitter. Today I did write a post there telling people that the Ig Nobel webcast happens today. That's when I have discovered that the proprietor at exTwitter now does not allow you to fix a typo in your own writing unless you pay money to the proprietor. What an intriguing way to run a business!

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Today's the day: The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony webcast starts at 6 pm US eastern time https://improbable.com/ig/2023-ceremony/

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YouTube link to watch the 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony webcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9UQi0ORXv4

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Can the dead use cell phones? Psychotherapy for gamers? Those and other research adventures in my col this week in New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934562-600-can-the-dead-use-phones-scientists-explore-this-unanswered-question/

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The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony webcast happens tomorrow (Thursday). Spread the word! https://improbable.com/ig/2023-ceremony/

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2 days until the 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony webcast https://improbable.com/ig/2023-ceremony/

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3 days until the 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony webcast https://improbable.com/ig/2023-ceremony/

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'What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect, Also Known as "Ignorant Courage"? ' https://onedio.com/haber/halk-arasinda-cahil-cesareti-olarak-da-bilinen-dunning-kruger-etkisi-nedir-1170685

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24/7 x 100 (a history of some terrific tiny lectures) https://improbable.com/2023/09/08/24-7-x-100-a-history-of-some-terrific-tiny-lectures/

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"I do not know how much my mother spent on her camel colored cape or knee-high boots but I know that whatever she paid it returned in hard-to-measure dividends." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/why-do-poor-people-waste-money-on-luxury-goods

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"the host of a party is like the captain of a ship: the person in authority with the power — and duty — to establish and communicate codes of conduct, warn offenders, and put people ashore or right overboard as necessary. The captain can also decide that unpleasant voyagers need not be invited on future excursions." https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/05/magazine/how-get-guest-with-lack-social-graces-fall-line/

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