If you will be in Denver, Colorado this Saturday, join us at the Improbable Research show.
After three pandemic years when the annual special Improbable Research session was done online, it will return in 2024 to having lots of people all together in a room at the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) meeting. Featuring
- Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony
- Daniel Preston, 2023 Ig Nobel Physics Prize winner for re-animating dead spiders to use as mechanical gripping tools
- Nicole Sharp, creator of the fluid dynamics site FYFD, will explore fluid dynamics adventures that were eventually or should be honored with Ig Nobel Prizes
- Improbable Dramatic readings (read aloud by probably dramatic readers) of very brief extracts from improbably exciting genuine published research studies
WHERE: AAAS Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA — Crystal Ballroom on the third Floor, Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center
WHEN: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 8:00 pm
WHO: This event is open to meeting attendees — and to the general public — free
PAPER AIRPLANES: are welcomed, if you bring paper to make and fly them
A quick look back at some history
For some historical perspective, here’s an Ars Technica report about the Improbable Research show at the 2028 AAAS annual meeting, which was in Austin, Texas.