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Special Issue: The 2013 Ig® Nobel Prizes
Sprinting on Water on the Moon
Predicting When Cows Will Lie Down
No One-Handed Clapping…
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Contents
Special section: the 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes
The 23rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony* – Stephen Drew
The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Winners*
The Acceptance Speeches*
The 24-7 Lectures*
LIBRETTO: The Blonsky Device – Marc Abrahams
Improbable Research
Improbable Research Review* – Dirk Manley
Improbable Medical Review* – Bertha Vanatian
News & Notes
KIM CARTOON: “Detectives Who Are Fish” – Nick Kim
AIR Vents (letters from our readers)
Editorial Board
Ig® Nobel Limericks: Beetles, Cows, Intoxication* – Martin Eiger
Teachers’ Guide
Subscriptions and eBooks for You and Your Colleagues
Puzzling Solutions — Emil Filterbag
Index of Special Issues
Unclassified Ads
On the Front Cover
The Ig Nobel Medicine Prize winners deliver their acceptance speech in song. Photo: Mike Benveniste.
On the Back Cover
Minordomos (left to right) Chris Deter, Alex Nemiroski, John Armstrong, Eliza Kosoy, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Ben Biggs demonstrate a novel method of performing single-handed applause. Photo: David Holzman.