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  • Albert A. Michelson

    Albert A. Michelson
    Oct 23 2025

    This is the episode that we finally banish the ether from our podcast. Sort of...

    Join us as we explore the life of Albert A. Michelson, which has way more twists and turns than you would expect for a guy who made his whole career repeating the same measurement.

    Foucault light speed experiment

    Michelson interferometer

    Example of Albert's watercolors

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    2 h et 46 min
  • The 34th First Annual IgNobel Prizes

    The 34th First Annual IgNobel Prizes
    Aug 11 2025

    We finally have our summary of the 34th First Annual IgNobel Prizes. Join us as we look at the first in person ceremony since COVID, and learn about some crazy research that first makes you laugh, then makes you think!

    2024 IgNobel Prizes: https://improbable.com/ig/archive/2024-ceremony/

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    42 min
  • 2024 Nobel Prizes

    2024 Nobel Prizes
    Apr 27 2025

    After a long and unexpected hiatus, we are back with our 2024 Nobel Prize Summary! Join us as we talk about AI, and also AI, and nukes...I promise there's some happy stuff too.

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    1 h et 33 min
  • JJ Thomson

    JJ Thomson
    Apr 2 2024

    We return to merry old England this episode as we cover our next physics laureate. Listen as we describe what is often considered the most productive period of the Cavendish Laboratory, and what else JJ was up to besides.

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    1 h et 59 min
  • Philipp Lenard

    Philipp Lenard
    Feb 3 2024

    Content Warning: This episode's subject was literally a Nazi

    This episode, we see what happens when bigotry gets in the way of science. Then, because Quinn is petty, we have a nice palette cleanser.

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    1 h et 50 min
  • 2023 Nobel Prizes

    2023 Nobel Prizes
    Dec 10 2023

    Just in time for this year's Nobel Prize ceremony, we have our episode explaining this year's Nobel Prizes. Enjoy listening to us try to explain mRNA vaccines, rage against misogyny, and... wait, is that the Romans?

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    1 h et 44 min
  • Lord Rayleigh

    Lord Rayleigh
    Nov 18 2023

    After a much longer than anticipated delay, here's our episode on John William Strutt, aka Lord Rayleigh. He did a lot, but is it enough to get him Nobelesse Oblige?

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    2 h et 11 min
  • What is Literature?

    What is Literature?
    Sep 28 2023

    We're taking the plunge into the Literature prizes! Join us as Maggie gives us a crash course on literary history and theory, and Quinn abuses his new-found knowledge of the literary canon.

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    2 h et 21 min