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Special Issue: Puzzles & Riddles
The features marked with a star (*) are based entirely on material taken straight from standard research (and other Official and Therefore Always Correct) literature. Many of the other articles are genuine, too, but we don’t know which ones.
Special Section:
Puzzling Riddles: Neck-Riddles, and the Palsgraf Case*
Animal Puzzles: Bumblebees, Rabbits, 39 Species*
Cat Puzzles: Puzzle Box Escapes, Mealtime Puzzles*
Animal Exhaust Riddles: From Dogs, from Skunks*
Body Part Puzzles: Chin, Baseball-in-Rectum*
Body Part Riddles: Sphincters, Uvula, Beard Hair Medulla*
Puzzles Research Review*
When an Economist Talks Rubbish*
Improbable Research Reviews*
May We Recommend: Military Boredom*
Icky Cutesy Research: Ewe, Fire, Noises*
Improbable Research: Skydiving Lens Loss, Tossing, Peeing*
Medical Research: Sodoku Seizures, Left Items, Medical Clowns*
Boys Will Be Boys: Anal Wink, Macaque Porn*
Ig® and Beyond: Dolphin Spinning, Brainless Cat Purring*
News & Notes
AIR Vents: Riddle Puzzle, Wafer Drop, Social Yawning
Teachers’ Guide
AIR Books
Ig Nobel Limericks: Falling Coconuts, Nostril-Breathing Cognition*
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Unclassified Ads
On the Front Cover
Colorized versions of images from the book Cyclopedia of Puzzles by Sam Loyd, published in 1914.
On the Back Cover
Other colorized versions of images from Cyclopedia of Puzzles.
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Friday, January 12 2024 — Arisia, Boston, USA
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September 2024 — 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
May 2025 — Balticon, Baltimore, USA