In this episode, Martha and Grant honor winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes, those wacky awards for weird academic research, and they help a caller decipher a puzzling word from a personals ad: what does paratereseomaniac mean?
A electronic teenager repellent? An alarm clock that runs away from you to make you’ll wake up? Yep, it’s the Ig Nobel Prizes, those awards for academic research that first makes you laugh and then makes you think. Martha and Grant honor...
maternal wall n.— «Nationally, studies have documented what some researchers call “the maternal wall”: once working women let it be known that they are pregnant or have children, they are less likely to be hired, promoted, or given raises...
H-bomb n.— «H-Bomb: 1. The process of revealing to others that you attend Harvard University. Usage: “Last night was our second date and I dropped the H-Bomb. Then she dumped me.”» —“Harvardisms: Learning The Lingo” in...
gut n.— «Gut: 1. A course in which no one does any work and everyone gets at least a B+. 2. The most popular courses at Harvard. (But, hey, where aren’t they?)» —“Harvardisms: Learning The Lingo” in Harvard...