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Special Issue: The 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes
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:
The 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony*
The 2024 Ig Nobel Prize Winners*
The Acceptance Speeches*
The 2024 24/7 Lectures*
Libretto: “The International Murphy’s Law
Improbable Research Reviews*
May We Recommend: The Haptics of the English Handshake*
Improbable Research: Feces Bomb Calorimetry, Fear of Fear*
Ig Nobel Illustrated: Licking Rocks, Swallowing a Shrew*
Medical Research: Axe-Throwing, Slap Fighting*
Ig® and Beyond: Life in the Kitchen Microwave*
Ig Nobel Limericks: Voodoo Dolls and Liquid/Solid Cats*
News & Notes
AIR Vents: Fear, Shine, Crocodiles, Coffee, Gunshot Residue
Teachers’ Guide
AIR Books
Back Issues
On the Front Cover
Highlights from the 24th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.
On the Back Cover
During the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Keira Lee Rice drew blackboard tributes to the new winners. Here she is honoring the 2024 Peace Prize.
Some Coming Events
November 17th, 2023 — Ig Nobel Face-to-Face, Miraikan, Tokyo, Japan
January 2025 — Arisia, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
February 14th, 2025 — AAAS Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
March/April 2025 — Ig Nobel EuroTour
May 23rd-26th, 2025 — Balticon, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
September 2025 — 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony