{"podcast":{"title":"632nm","slug":"632nm-6933948","podcast_index_feed_id":6933948,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/632nm","website_url":"https://632nm.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nEXmi7A5la3DaXHPICs5XCc9TDmVySH0knUXP1bJgUk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yOGMz/YTliMThlODIyYzYw/OGVjOWNiZWNlNmQ1/ZmQ0Ni5qcGc.jpg","author":"Misha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui Yin","episode_count":58,"summary":"Technical interviews with the greatest scientists in the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T06:19:48.668776+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/632nm-6933948"},"episode":{"title":"We Interviewed the Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize | Ig Nobel 2025","slug":"we-interviewed-the-winners-of-the-ig-nobel-prize-ig-nobel-2025","published_at":"2025-10-09T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/632nm-6933948/we-interviewed-the-winners-of-the-ig-nobel-prize-ig-nobel-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/632nm-6933948","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/12f46754","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/12f46754/6bb1f947.mp3","summary":"The scientific stories behind this year's research that made people LAUGH, then THINK. Watch the 2025 Ig Nobel Ceremony here: https://youtu.be/z1cP4xKd_L4 In this episode, we bring together three of this year’s Ig Nobel winners whose research spans psychology, food science and human biology. You’ll hear how a team of psychologists devised a counter-intuitive way to boost a narcissist’s self-confidence; how two physicists uncovered the “mozzarella phase” of pecorino cheese while perfecting cacio e pepe; and how a group studying lactation discovered that garlic changes breast-milk’s aroma and baby behavior. We explore the playful setups, surprising results and serious science behind each project, and how curiosity, humor and a dash of persistence turned ordinary questions into prize-winning research. Follow us for more technical interviews with the world’s greatest scientists: Twitter: https://x.com/632nmPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/632nmpodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/632nm/about/ Substack: https://632nmpodcast.substack.com/ Follow our hosts! Michael Dubrovsky: https://x.com/MikeDubrovsky Misha Shalaginov: https://x.com/MYShalaginov Xinghui Yin: https://x.com/XinghuiYin Subscribe: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/632nm/id1751170269 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aVH9vT5qp5UUUvQ6Uf6OR Website: https://www.632nm.com Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - Physics Prize: Cacio e Pepe Sauce 30:40 - Pediatrics Prize: Garlic Breast Milk 44:48 - Psychology Prize: How to Boost Narcissism #ignobel2025 #cacioepepe #pastasauce #thermodynamics #psychology #dairy #pecorino","meta_description":"The scientific stories behind this year's research that made people LAUGH, then THINK. Watch the 2025 Ig Nobel Ceremony here: https://youtu.be/z1cP4xKd_L4…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3936,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/632nm-6933948/episodes/we-interviewed-the-winners-of-the-ig-nobel-prize-ig-nobel-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/632nm-6933948/we-interviewed-the-winners-of-the-ig-nobel-prize-ig-nobel-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}