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Special Issue: The 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes
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Special Section:
The 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony*
The 2023 Ig Nobel Prize Winners*
The Acceptance Speeches*
Opera Libretto: Water Songs
The 24/7 Lectures*
Improbable Research Reviews*
Improbable Research: Sun, Shine, Spots, Choices*
Medical Research: Nose Results and Drainage*
Ig Nobel Limericks: Voodoo Dolls and Liquid/Solid Cats*
News & Notes
AIR Vents: Washing
Teachers’ Guide
AIR Books
Back Issues
Unclassified Ads
On the Front Cover
Nostril hairs, and other sights related to the 2023 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.
On the Back Cover
Nobel laureate Rich Roberts prepares to present a prize to one of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize winners.
Some Coming Events
November 11, 2023 — Ig Nobel Face-to-Face, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
November 18, 2023 — Imperial College, London, UK
December 2023 — Ig Nobel Face-to-Face, Tokyo, Japan
January 2024 — Arisia, Boston, USA
January 26, 2024— Vienna, Austria
February 17, 2024 — AAS, Denver, USA
March/April 2024 — Ig Nobel EuroTour