Funny Science #187

October 26, 2012

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

We’re taking a break from live recording this week. On the podcast, we’re looking at the lighter side of science, both real and imagined. We’re joined by Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research, the father of the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony and author of the new book This Is Improbable. Researcher and blogger Scicurious returns to share more of her favorite Friday Weird Science posts. And we’ll talk to Phil Edwards, author of the Fake Science blog and textbook.

Guests:

  • Marc Abrahams
  • Phil Edwards
  • Bethany Brookshire
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