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Oct. 19, 2012
Learning From the Things That Annoy Us
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A professor spends his off-time tracking the little things in life that bother us. Marc Abrahams, editor of the Annals of Improbable Research, tells us what poor parking, long waits in the doctor’s office, and the controversial brussel sprout tell us about science.
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Produced by Sam Flatow, Production Assistant
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Marc Abrahams
Master of Ceremonies, Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
Editor, Annals of Improbable Research
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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