The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. This Ig Nobel moment features Gus Rancatore, the owner of the Cambridge staple Toscanini’s Ice Cream, as he unveils a new flavor of ice cream made possible by the research of Mayu Yamamoto. Nobel laureates Bill Lipscomb, Robert Laughlin, Craig Mello, Roy Glauber, […]
About: Seth Gliksman
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“That’s When I Learned What an Endoscope Looks Like”– an Ig Nobel Prize favorite moment
This historic Ig Nobel Favorite Moment video stars Roksi Freeman, who was a minordomo at many Ig Nobel Prize ceremonies. The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. The 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony will be webcast September 17, 2020 at www.improbablecom.wpcomstaging.com. Coordinator, Narrator, & Typist: Seth Gliksman
“50,000 Is a Big Surprise and Mystery”– an Ig Nobel Prize favorite moment
This historic Ig Nobel Favorite Moment video stars Koichi Matsumoto, who created the Ig Nobel Museum Exhibition in Tokyo. The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. And now for the same story in Japanese: The 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony will be webcast September 17, 2020 at www.improbablecom.wpcomstaging.com. Coordinator, Narrator, & Typist: Seth […]
14 Days Until the Ig
The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. This Ig Nobel moment features author Neil Gaimen at the 2010 Ig Nobel ceremony as he gives a 24/7 lecture on the likelihood of the random lifeform pictured on your book jacket being either a writer or a bacterium. The 24/7 lectures are lectures given first within 24 […]