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More Research Required is a biweekly podcast where two liberal arts college grads design all the research studies that no one will pay them to do. Updates every other Sunday night.

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

March 25, 2019

Abby and Amy are BACK FROM HIATUS to talk about whether queer people sit in chairs weird! Discussion topics include: crayoning, exercise bikes in park...

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

July 8, 2018

Abby and Amy are researching up a storm to ask: do hurricanes and serial killers affect trends in naming infants? Discussion topics include: respectin...

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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

June 25, 2018

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 deter...

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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

June 10, 2018

Abby and Amy are taking a break from discovering their shared childhood interests to discuss: are adult friendships more likely to form among people w...

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

May 21, 2018

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 Waw...

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

May 6, 2018

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 topic...

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

April 23, 2018

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? Discu...

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

April 9, 2018

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,...

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

March 26, 2018

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?" Discus...

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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

March 11, 2018

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 in...

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