Every year we receive five thousand or more nominations for the Ig Nobel Prizes. Most are treated with strictest confidence. A few, however, are meant for public consumption. Here is one such, sent in by investigator T.J. Clarke: I would like to nominate my friends Peter Grist and Mark Wilkinson for the Ig Nobel prize […]
Month: November 2004
New Judgment for Homeopathic Medicines
Are homeopathic medicines truly medicines? Officially, um, yes. Now they are. So says the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. In a ruling published on October 27, 2004, the Bureau did a flip-flop, reversing its previous opinion. Prior to October 27, the Bureau said that homeopathic medicines are, more or less, foods. But henceforth, […]
The Atkins Diet Opera
The words to "The Atkins Diet Opera" are now on our web site, along with several photos from the mini-opera’s debut performance, which occured as part of the 2004 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony. (Video of the entire mini-opera — and the entire 2004 Ig ceremony, is also online.) Today is the day of the annual […]
Rub?n Serral Graci?’s Big Day
Today is a big day for Rub?n Serral Graci?, for two reasons. He is defending his Ph.D. thesis at Universiteit van Amsterdam, and he is the newest member of the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS). We hope you will join us in offering our congratulations!