Despite his doctors’ predictions, Ig Nobel Prize winner Dr. NakaMats has survived past the end of 2015. He is still his inventive self, reports Emiko Jozuka, in Motherboard:
…Despite suffering from ductal carcinoma, a malignant tumor that affects his prostate, Dr. NakaMats looked in good health, if a little sullen, when I met him. At the time of our interview, he was still nose-deep in patent applications and barking orders at his long-serving employees, and scolded me for not complimenting him on his attire.
“I’m enjoying my last days,” said Dr. NakaMats, his dapper yellow tie and black suit contrasting his blood-red office walls. “But I’m still inventing…”