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Special Issue: The 30th First Annual Ig® Nobel Prize Ceremony
The Reluctant Hitmen
Vibrant Earthworms
Failure of Frozen Feces Knives…
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Contents
Special Section: The 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes
The 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony**
The 2020 Ig Nobel Prize Winners*
The Acceptance Speeches*>The 24/7 Lectures*
Opera Libretto: “Dream, Little Cockroach”
Ig Nobel Limericks: Spider Fear, and Hit Men Passing*
Improbable Research Reviews
Improbable Research: Wasted Gum, Imperiled Emperors, Hair-worn Steel*
Medical Research: Sneeze/Wee, Placebo Overdose, Apple Output*
Ig® and Beyond: Rejected Nasty Men, Chewed Goat*
May We Recommend: Combat Sounds Detection: Chopping and Urination*
News & Notes
AIR Vents (letters from our readers): Trampoliner Sleep, Beerfest Emissions*
Teachers’Guide
Editorial Board
Index of Special Issues
Unclassified Ads
On the Front Cover
Paper airplanes, this year launched in many countries, found their way into the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.
On the Back Cover
The one paper airplane, in this pandemic year, in the ceremony’s traditional home.