The 2015 Ig Nobel EuroTour descends Friday evening, March 20, on Imperial College. Here are details:
- IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON, London, UK, Friday, March 20. The Great Hall, Sherfield Building, South Kensington Campus. 6:00 pm. (TICKETS.) Featuring: Marc Abrahams; Dr. Nakamats (Ig Nobel winner, photographing every meal he has consumed over a period of 43 years); Sabine Begall and Pascal Malkemper (Ig Nobel winners, Documenting that when dogs defecate and urinate, they prefer to align their body axis with Earth’s north-south geomagnetic field lines); Minna Lyons (Ig Nobel winner, Relation between night owls and psychopathy); Alex Dyson (Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists Man-of-the-Year) Richard Webb (Tribute to John Hoyland, the father of Nominative Determinism – with a special appearance by Dr. Roger Kneebone, professor of surgical education); QI/ Museum of Curiosity researcher/performers James Harkin, Dan Schreiber, Stevyn Colgan (dramatic readings from bizarre, genuine research studies); Andrew George (Recitation of bad poetry by the bad poet William Topaz McGonagall)
Tickets have been fully booked for a while now. But… there is always the chance that a few ticket holders will not turn up, freeing up their seats. So if you have not booked a ticket, you might want to take your chances and turn up fifteen minutes or so before the event begins, and perhaps, perhaps you will be able to get a ticket.
BONUS: Dr. NakaMats discusses his ideas for better ideas
BONUS: The complete tour schedule.
