# The Morphology of Steve **Published:** 2004 **Domain:** Improbable Research / Science Communication / Project Steve **Doc Type:** Paper and Cultural-Artifact Node **“The Morphology of Steve”** is a satirical research paper led by [[Eugenie Scott]], [[Nick Matzke]], and [[Glenn Branch]] and credited to hundreds of Project Steve signatories. Published in the _[[Annals of Improbable Research]]_, it analyzed sex, geography, and shirt-size data for scientists named Steve. ## Apparatus The paper’s “pioneering experimental [[Steveometry|steveometry]] apparatus” was the Project Steve T-shirt. The joke works because the parody preserves recognizable scientific structure while defending real standards of evidence. ## Routes [[articles/STEVE|STEVE]] · [[Project Steve]] · [[Steve-O-Meter]] ## Primary Sources - [Improbable Research — The Morphology of Steve](https://improbable.com/2004/09/03/the-morphology-of-steve/) - [Paper PDF](https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume10/v10i4/morph-steve-10-4.pdf)