@MarcAbrahams

editor of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine, organizer of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Also see: @ImprobResearch, mastodon: @MarcAbrahams@mstdn.science

 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Joined April 2009
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TICKETS to attend the 34th First annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony in person GO ON SALE TODAY — FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024 — at noon US eastern time. improbable.com/2024/08/02/ig…
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I have just discovered that the proprietor here 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!
Marc Abrahams@MarcAbrahams14 Sep 2023
The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony webcast happens tonight, Thursday, September 14, 2003, at 6 pm (US eastern time. improbable.com/ig/2023-cerem… [NOTE: I have pretty much stopped using exTwitter. Yu can find me instead at mstdn.science/@MarcAbrahams ]
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The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony webcast happens tonight, Thursday, September 14, 2003, at 6 pm (US eastern time. improbable.com/ig/2023-cerem… [NOTE: I have pretty much stopped using exTwitter. Yu can find me instead at mstdn.science/@MarcAbrahams ]
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🌲🪲When a #BarkBeetle challenges Donald Trump's hairstyle... Or is it more BoJo? These female Pityokteines spinidens are amazing anyway💃🔥! Fancy more diversity of bark beetle heads and butts? Check out @JiriHulcr and @MarcAbrahams' fantastic book shorturl.at/cDPQ5
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Johnson & Johnson is the latest pharmaceutical company suing to try and stop Medicare’s drug price negotiations.  Let’s be clear about what’s happening here — they’re fighting to put profits over people. reuters.com/legal/jj-sues-us…

J&J sues in latest bid to halt Medicare drug price negotiations

Johnson & Johnson sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, becoming the latest drugmaker seeking to block a program that gives the Medicare government health insurance plan the power to negotiate lower...

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Mehdi Hasan
@mehdirhasan21 Jul 2023
Is it possible to love Samuel L. Jackson more?
Zito@_Zeets21 Jul 2023
Samuel L. Jackson said tax billionaires
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INVITATION: Throw paper airplanes in the 2023 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony youtube.com/watch?v=4bTp3bou…

Throw Paper Airplanes! (in the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony 2023)

Would you like to throw paper airplanes in this year’s (2023) Ig No...

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Aja Raden@AjaRaden21 Jul 2023
Yeah. No shit. We all knew they were lying. We knew it when they overturn roe. We knew it for decades before that. We knew that their plan was a dystopian criminalization of any perceived reproductive freedom or failure. The thing is; exRepublicans all act shocked. 1/
David Frum
@davidfrum21 Jul 2023
They swore up and down they wouldn't send girls and women to prison for having abortions. They lied.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
“Prosecutors did not charge Celeste Burgess under Nebraska’s abortion law. She pleaded guilty to removing or concealing human skeletal remains, a felony. Prosecutors agreed to drop two misdemeanor charges: concealing a death and false reporting.” nytimes.com/2023/07/20/us/…
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NYTPitchbot
@DougJBalloon19 Jul 2023
Indicting Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 elections could have chilling effect on future defeated candidates' ability to overturn the elections they lost.
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Must watch.
chris evans
@notcapnamerica18 Jul 2023
.@RepMarkPocan dismantles and embarrasses a Republican congressman — with receipts 🧾 🏳️‍🌈
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"Trump is far, far more unhinged now than he ever was during his presidency— the outlines of the 2024 presidential election are now fairly clear. The GOP and every candidate running under its mantle is handcuffed to Donald Trump. There’s no turning back." talkingpointsmemo.com/newsle…

Vol 2. No. 40: Folks, the Full 2024 Picture is Now in View

Over the last 24 hours, new developments make it increasingly likely that...

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Eric Idle
@EricIdle14 Jul 2023
It was explained to me very simply by a Producer. It’s hard to steal a million dollars from a 13 million dollar budget….
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We made the frontpage of the @nytimes with our publication 'Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes'. Read the open access paper in #Deinsea @HetNatuurhist here hetnatuurhistorisch.nl/filea… #ornithology
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Matt Shipman@ShipLives12 Jul 2023
As someone born and raised in the South, and very familiar with this particular flavor of this phenomenon (racism, of course, being geographically non-exclusive), Scalzi’s take is spot on.
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Richard Tofel@dicktofel10 Jul 2023
Delighted to talk about the class I will be teaching this Fall ⁦@HarvardChanSPH⁩ hsph.harvard.edu/chc/2023/07…

New Harvard Chan School course: Engaging with the press | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

This fall, the Center for Health Communication at Harvard Chan School is launching a new 2.5-credit course called SBS 225 | Engaging with the press: A

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Ardem Patapoutian@ardemp9 Jul 2023
So cool! I get to be a presenter at this year's Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, which 'honors achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK... improbable.com/ig/2023-cerem…
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Yes, that's @MarcAbrahams of @IgNobel fame.
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This, by comparison, was one of the BIGGER scandals in Watergate when Nixon did it….
scary lawyerguy@scarylawyerguy8 Jul 2023
Ho hum, just Trump's former Chief of Staff filing a declaration under penalty of perjury that when he was President, Trump wanted the IRS to audit people Trump didn't like. Won't even be a 1 day story & will get less play than a random baggie of coke found in the lobby of the WH
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Sara Lewis@silent_sparks7 Jul 2023
Thanks @TuftsUniversity for supporting many, many @Tufts_Biology PhD students & undergraduates while making so many new discoveries about #firefly flash control✨, courtship✨👩‍❤️‍👨, mating, nuptial gifts🎁, light pollution💡🥴 and more! 🙏
The Animal Behavior Podcast@AnimalBehavPod7 Jul 2023
Don't miss our new episode, out now everywhere you find #podcasts! 🤩 This week we're speaking with Sara Lewis (@silent_sparks) about the wonderous world of fireflies, from conservation to behavior✨ You can find full episodes, transcripts, and more on our website! 🎙️
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Cutting remarks: The power of few words improbable.com/2023/06/30/cu…
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