Today’s only-slightly-cryptic letter to the editor, from investigator Krisztina Gurmai: “BORS looks at what it sees as the yin and yang of the Ig Nobel Prizes, in Hungarian.”
Year: 2010
Fear of being hit by an airborne fish
Some persons in the American midwest worry about being physically struck by airborne Asian carp invaders, as IndianaWaterways explains: Boaters must be careful because they jump out of the water when startled by the sound of a boat motor. One may go for many miles and see no sign of them, then encounter them suddenly. […]
Effect of Tiger Woods on stock market
LiveScience reports: Tiger Woods’ Affairs Cost Billions in Stock Market Tiger Woods‘ extramarital affairs could cost you if you hold stock in a company he sponsors or a mutual fund that holds stock in those companies. A new study — not yet published in a journal — finds the market value lost to companies that […]
Artful Ig winners’ clever escapism
Illustrator James Reekie tells how he took on an Iggish assignment [his banner illustration for it is reproduced below]: Steve Sayers, Art Editor on BBC focus and fast becoming my client of the year asked me to produce some illustrations for a feature in the December issue, “I’m an IG Nobel Prize Winner – Get […]