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Special Issue: Digestion or Indigestion
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:
Digestion: Input*
Digestion: Descent*
Digestion: Bowel Acoustics*
Digestion: Subtle Preparations*
Digestion: Feedback*
Indigestion: Preparation*
Indigestion: Indication*
Indigestion: Inflation*
Indigestion: Musical Uprising*
Improbable Research Reviews*
May We Recommend: Penguin Poo Pressure, Calculated Anew*
Medical Research Review: Beetle, Spitballs, Rhythm*
Improbable Research Review: Garlic, Tea Leaves, and Popcorn for
Supercapacitors*
Icky Cutesy Research: Afoot, A Castration*
Ig Nobel Illustrated: Pigeon-Guided Missiles, Dead Trout Ability*
Ig® and Beyond: Intestine Blender, Rats/Wine*
Ig Nobel Limericks: Ear Mites and Meows*
News & Notes
AIR Vents: Reflux Using Live Snakes, Clinically Insipid
AIR books
Teachers’ Guide
Spot-the-Typos Contost
Unclassified Ads
Back Issues
On the Front Cover
Artist S. Gliksman’s attempt to depict the Janus-faced nature of the human digestive system.
Some Coming Events
September 18, 2025 — The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
September 20, 2025 — Ig Nobel Face-to-Face
November 7-9, 2025 — Falling Walls, Berlin Germany
November 12, 2025 — Monell Center, Philadelphia, USA