De Nederlandse Ig Nobel Night (Dutch Ig Nobel Night) is an official satellite event of the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Persons large and small, old and young, gather in a grand theater in Leiden to see live (1) performances by Ig Nobel Prize winners and outstandingly amusing Dutch scientists, and then to (2) view the actual […]
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Ig Nobel Night Big Event in The Netherlands
We are delighted to announce that on Ig Nobel Night (Thursday, September 20, 2012) there will be a grand, middle-of-the-night event in the Netherlands, at a beautiful theater, the Stadsgehoorzaal (pictured here), in the city of Leiden. It begins at 11:00 pm (Leiden time) with live appearances by several Dutch Ig Nobel Prize winners and other […]
Cow-cuddling by cops, in Amsterdam, sociologically
“During stress therapy workshops, Amsterdam police officers are assigned to paint a portrait of, then cuddle with, a cow,” says the caption to this photo. A November 1, 2006 article in Mother Jones tells some of the background. The Sociological Images web site features the photo itself: (Thanks to investigator G. Jules Reynolds for bringing this […]