There is news about Richard Hoagland, the man who won the 1997 Ig Nobel Astronomy Prize "for identifying artificial features on the moon and on Mars, including a human face on Mars and ten-mile high buildings on the far side of the moon." [For details of that work, see the book The Monuments of Mars […]
Category: Improbable Investigators
People who do research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
…and unaware
A memorable, all-too-entertaining report in the September 28, 2000 issue of the Washington Post elaborates on our earlier observation that sometimes the Ig Nobel Prizes can bring clarity to puzzling events in the news. Here’s a characteristic snippet: Rep. Christopher Shays, a Connecticut Republican, called Brown’s account of events "feeble," "clueless," "shocking" and "beyond belief." […]
Of nonfictional Harry Potters
Several reports about published reports by and about non-fictional Harry Potters appear in the September/October issue which is the special HARRY POTTER and THE EXPLODING TOADS issue) of the Annals of Improbable Research. Two of these reports appear not just in print, but also online: "Selected Works of Harry Potter" and "Potter: Hairy."
Cherpes on herpes
At the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Cherpes does research on herpes. (Thanks to John Arnold for bringing this to our attention.)