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Apr. 13, 2012
Marc Abrahams Makes Science Improbably Funny
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From farting fish, to the laws of stupidity, Marc Abrahams (editor and co-founder of The Annals of Improbable Research) has a knack for finding science that "makes you laugh, and then makes you think." Abrahams discusses some improbable research, and why science that might at first seem absurd, matters.
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Marc Abrahams
Editor and Co-founder, Annals of Improbable Research
Founder and Master of Ceremonies,IgNobel Prize Ceremony
Weekly Columnist, The Guardian
Boston, Massachusetts
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