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Special Issue: Questions
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:
Baby Questions*
Economics Questions*
Medical Questions*
Behavior Questions*
Biology Questions: Arms, Bananas, Dog*
Food Questions*
Sex Questions*
Time Travel Questions*
Nothing, Holes, or Buzz Questions*
Improbable Research Reviews*
May We Recommend: A Resource for Nasal Grunts*
Medical Research: Halitosis, Oreo Cookies, Playfair*
Improbable Research Review: Intelligence, Triathlon, Auto Bidet*
Icky Cutesy Research: Fur Flutter, De-Cyst*
Ig Nobel Illustrated: Anchovies and Romantic Heart Synchronization*
Ig® and Beyond: Egg-Shape, Atlatl*
Ig Nobel Limericks: Collapse of Toilets, Self-Perfuming Business Suit*
News & Notes
AIR Vents: Gross Pottying and Reverse Shoes
Teachers’ Guide
AIR books
Spot-the-Typos Contost
Unclassified Ads
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May 2, 2025 — UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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May 5, 2025 — UC Irvine, California, USA
May 23-26, 2025 — Balticon, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
May 28, 2025 — Washington, D.C., USA
September 2025 — The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony
September 2025 — Ig Nobel Face-to-Face
November 7-9, 2025 — Falling Walls, Berlin Germany