Professor Jean Berko Gleason‘s cat, Foster, was featured as “Cat of the Day” on CNN’s “Reliable Sources”, in connection with Foster’s upcoming role in the 32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.
Learning to Speak English: “Laugh and Think with the Ig Nobel Prizes”
The Ig Nobel Prizes are put to use teaching non-English speakers how to speak the English language, in this pair of videos produced by ABC Magazine in Taiwan: Bonus Info We remind you that, (probably) unrelated to these videos, you can visit a special Ig Nobel Prizes exhibition in Taipei, running from June 25 through […]
Laugh and then think: What it’s like to win the Ig Nobel Prize
The radio program Audacious with Chion Wolf [on Connecticut Public Radio] took a joyous, 50-minute adventure ride into the world of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Listen to it online: “Laugh and then think: What it’s like to win the Ig Nobel Prize” Here’s the Audacious summary of what you’ll hear: Almost 1000 people have won […]
Throw paper airplanes in the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony
Paper-Airplane-Throwing is a gleeful tradition in the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. You or your institution can submit a video to be included in the 2022 ceremony — The deadline for that is July 31, 2022. We especially welcome schools and libraries (feel free to display your school or library name blatantly, if you wish!). Have […]



