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01. The Hunger Dames

8 years ago

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In the flagship episode of More Research Required, Abby and Amy give up on making a research methods podcast and make five Hunger Games fancasts instead while asking the question: Does your birth order have an effect on your opinion of Katniss’s initial sacrifice in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games? Discussion topics include unabashedly cash-grabbing taglines, Suzanne Collins’ sibling revenge, the debatable value of the mean, and deep psychosocial analysis of the Hunger Games series. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Crypts_1935/Discover_Science/The_Crypts_-_02_-_Marie_Curie

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35. Wrong Sitting: A Comparison of Individuals’ Preferred Seated Posture in Relation to Sexuality

6 years ago

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Abby and Amy are BACK FROM HIATUS to talk about whether queer people sit in chairs weird! Discussion topics include: crayoning, exercise bikes in parking lots, and “hey, sport, I hear Coach has been hasslin’ you.” Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

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34. A New Cohort of Harveys: An Analysis of the Influence of Current Events on Name Popularity

7 years ago

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Abby and Amy are researching up a storm to ask: do hurricanes and serial killers affect trends in naming infants? Discussion topics include: respecting Ian's wish to be called IAN, the mere exposure effect, and our hosts' nemesis origin story. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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33. Can You Keep The Secret?: A Contrastive Study of the Effects of Self-Help Strategies and Hatred on Problem-Solving

7 years ago

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Abby and Amy break a long-held vow of silence to ask: are the directives in 2006 self-help book The Secret more effective than pure spite-fueled determination? Discussion topics include: weather-controlling bootstrap magic, affable bros, and the positive effects of a heart full of hate. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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32. Dealing with Friends Who Deal With Dragons: Observing the Formation of Adult Friendships In Test Subjects with a Shared Childhood Fandom

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Abby and Amy are taking a break from discovering their shared childhood interests to discuss: are adult friendships more likely to form among people who have a shared childhood interest? Discussion topics include: shameless cross-promotion, dubious correlations, and a disturbing lack of familiarity with Arnold Palmer. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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31. The Wawa Facts Tolerance Threshold: An Examination of the Effects of Location on Wawa/Sheetz Fanaticism

7 years ago

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This week Abby and Amy are treating themselves to the Platonic ideal of a convenience store hoagie and asking: what are the factors at play in the Wawa/Sheetz rivalry? Discussion topics include: whim-based identity theft, Tiki the Wawa Cockatoo, and surcharge-free ATMs. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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30. The Three-Hyphen Problem: A Report on Hyphenated Naming Strategies in a Previously-Established Moon Colony

7 years ago

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This week Abby and Amy find out what's in a (hyphenated) name and ask: what are the naming strategies for passing on double surnames? Discussion topics include: podcast lore, moon sexism and/or the lack thereof, and very fancy British lads. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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29. Let Me Tell You About Homestuck: An Ethnography of Self-Shaming Practices in the Homestuck Fandom

7 years ago

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This week Abby is too sick for research, so she's teaching Amy about Homestuck so they can ask: why is the Homestuck fandom so self-deprecating? Discussion topics include: Is That Vriska?, fond recollections of peak weird 2012 fandom, and garbage sensibility. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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28. April Showers 2: Back in the (Shower) Habit

7 years ago

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Abby and Amy get their hands dirty with a return to the topic of shower habits. Discussion topics include: shower oatmeal, Amy takes one for the team, #vindication. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.

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27. I Like My Research Like I Like My Coffee: Analyzing Linguistic Origin via Oral History-based Data Collection

7 years ago

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This week Amy and Abby sit down with a hot beverage and ask: is there a traceable original punchline for 'I like my [x] like I like my coffee?" Discussion topics include: serving the freshest burns on Edmund Pevensie, universally hilarious robot jokes, and a definitive judgment on Shakespeare. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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26. Do You Hear the People Nap?: A Prospective Observational Study of the Effect of Flexible Work Schedules on Health and Mood

7 years ago

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This week Amy and Abby rise from an all-consuming slumber and ask: is the 9 to 5 workday compatible with an adult sleep schedule? Discussion topics include: We Miss the Sun, being nothing less than a shining beacon of productivity in our 9 to 5 jobs, and how vaping is never going to make you cool. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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25: Is Chess A Sport?: An Experiential Approach to Designating Ease of Mastery in Olympic Sports

7 years ago

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This week Amy and Abby go for the gold and ask: what sport is the easiest to master? Discussion topics include: unnecessarily sexy Canadian figure skating, the hosts' new least favorite sports, and What Skaters Actually Do Vs. What They Say They Do. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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24. Dedicate Your Lives to Science!: An Indefinitely Ongoing Statistical Overview of Times of Death Across Diverse Age Populations

7 years ago

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This week Amy and Abby look mortality in the face and say: is there a time of day when people are more likely to die? Discussion topics include: Collin the Book Club Cryptid, the ownership of all of your hearts, and the relative advantages of being in Space Hufflepuff. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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23: Freedom Is a Roomba with Knives Taped to It: Observing Spontaneous Idiom Production in Constructed Language Populations

7 years ago

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The cat's out of the bag: Abby and Amy want to know if some languages have more idioms than others! Discussion topics include: What We Think Star Trek Is About, expressive methods of verbalization, and the favorite beverages of Western people. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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22. 2018’s True Name: A Critical Assessment of the Efficacy of New Year’s Resolutions on End-of-Year Satisfaction

7 years ago

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The ball has dropped and so has the newest episode of More Research Required, where Abby and Amy ask: do people feel more accomplished at the end of the year if they made a new year's resolution? Discussion topics include: sneak previews of future studies, misleading applications of the works of Oscar Wilde, and contracts drafted in crayon and blood. Our music is Marie Curie by The Crypts!, from the album Discover Science.…

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21. Non-Denominational Holiday Miracles: Measuring the Frequency of Holiday Greetings in the Months of December and January

7 years ago