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Category: Ig Nobel

News about the Ig Nobel Prizes — honoring achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.

The Ig Nobel Story-Videos of Alice Carter

October 17, 2022 Marc Abrahams

Alice Carter has produced a series of short videos in each of which she tells the story of one or another Ig Nobel Prize winner. Here are the first four episodes of that series. Premi Ignobel – I gatti sono liquidi? Premi Ignobel – Come trasportare un rinoceronte? Premi Ignobel – il pane imburrato   […]

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Russian Foreign Ministry Makes Kooky Statement about the Ig Nobel Peace Prize

October 13, 2022 Marc Abrahams

The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement yesterday (October 12, 2022) that led people to assail us, the organizers of the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, with a question. Their question: Did the Russian government announce or imply that the Ig Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the government of the USA, because of the […]

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From Knobs to Clicks: A Magical Month for Barry Sharpless

October 5, 2022 Marc Abrahams

Three weeks ago, Barry Sharpless presented the 2022 Ig Nobel Prize for Engineering to Gen Matsuzaki and colleagues, who tried to discover the most efficient way for people to use their fingers when turning a knob. He also presented the 2022 Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine to Marcin Jasiński, Martyna Maciejewska, Anna Brodziak, Michał Górka, […]

Arts and Science, Ig Nobel, Research NewsBarry Sharpless

The 2022 Ig Nobel Prize winners

September 15, 2022 Marc Abrahams

Ten new Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded at the 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. The winners, and a description of their work, are included on the list of all Ig Nobel Prize winners (1991-2022). Each winner has done something that makes people LAUGH, then THINK. The faces you see in the image here […]

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A quick teaser video for the 2022 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony

September 15, 2022 Marc Abrahams

This teaser is about one minute long. The ceremony webcast begins at 6 pm (U.S. eastern time), on Thursday, September 15, 2002, and will be a little longer than that. Details — and the webcast itself — will be on the ceremony web page.

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“The Know-It-All-Club” Opera

September 12, 2022 Marc Abrahams

A new mini-opera called “The Know-It-All Club” will premiere as part of the 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The theme of the 2022 ceremony, evinced in the opera and other bits, is: Knowledge. The ceremony will be webcast. You can watch it here at http://www.improbable.com The opera plot: Every […]

Arts and Science, Ig Nobelknow it all, knowledge, opera

One week from today: The 2022 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony

September 8, 2022 Marc Abrahams

The 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony will happen entirely online (again, as in 2020 and 2021, in deference to the lurking ambitions of Covid-19), on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The webcast begins at 6 pm (U.S. eastern time). Ten new Ig Nobel Prize winners will be introduced. Each has done something that makes people […]

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The 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony

September 6, 2022 ignobelwebmaster

The 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony happened on Thursday, September 15, 2022. 

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Chile Pepper Hotness Research (Prize-Winning and Other)

September 2, 2022 Marc Abrahams

Paul Bosland, founder of the Chile Pepper Institute, is profiled in the Washington Post, as a central part of the article “Sorry, Scoville. Peppers deserve better than an archaic heat scale,” written by Tamar Haspel: When Old El Paso wanted jalapeño’s flavor, but not its capsaicin, to blend into its products, Bosland was able to […]

Arts and Science, Ig Nobel, Research NewsChili, pepper, Scoville

Two weeks from today: The 2022 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony

September 1, 2022 Marc Abrahams

The 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony will happen entirely online (again, as in 2020 and 2021, in deference to the lurking ambitions of Covid-19), on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The webcast begins at 6 pm (U.S. eastern time). Ten new Ig Nobel Prize winners will be introduced. Each has done something that makes people […]

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