Not so very long after the Ig Nobel event at the University of Tasmania, students there engaged in a nano-lecture competition. Wayne Goninon reports that "The idea was that students would describe their school in 7 words." Each of the winners received a copy of the book The Ig Nobel Prizes. Here are the winning nano-lectures:
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE: We take cows and make ’em better
AQUACULTURE: Red fish, blue fish, breeding new fishARCHITECTURE: The unholy union of art and engineering
CHEMISTRY: Too much acid, explosives and stinky stuff
COMPUTING: Coffee and pizza make for happy coding
EARTH SCIENCES: Geology is not geography, you cretaceous cretin!
ENGINEERING: Bridges are good but beer is better
GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Geography is not geology, cabbage for brains!
MATHS & PHYSICS: Evaluating pi — Galactic nuclei — why oh why?
PLANT SCIENCE: It?s okay officer, it?s for scientific use
PSYCHOLOGY: It?s all about getting a girlfriend, mate!
ZOOLOGY: We know who heads the food chain