The theme of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, on September 3, will be FUNGI. Each year there is a new theme. The theme does not necessarily apply to the new Ig Nobel Prize winners — rather it is a springboard for opera songs and other interstitial parts of the ceremony. The photo you see […]
The Harts come to the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony every year, journeying from their home in Florida to be very much a part of things. This year they will make the journey from Florida to Zurich, Switzerland for the 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, on September 3. In this video, they invite you […]
“The SPLG [pictured above] consists of four parts: a controller, connection cable, a high voltage generator, and a wheel electrode. The system is powered by rechargeable AA sized batteries. Lightening [sic] is generated by an epoch-making device which can be disassembled and used elsewhere.” The epoch-making lightning dispenser was developed by Ferzana Islam and Shoji […]
Before you reach into your pocket, bag, purse or wallet for some cash … you might pause for thought about the bacteria, yeasts, fungi, cysts and ova of intestinal parasites that could be lurking there. All the above are commonly found on money worldwide – but which types of cash are the filthiest? In a […]