The man who studied children’s glee and who cherished gourds, winning an Ig Nobel Prize for the former activity, has died. In this photo you see him (escorted by minordomo Stefanie Friedhoff) at the 2001 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony: The 2001 Ig Nobel Prize for psychology was awarded to Lawrence W. Sherman, for his influential […]
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“Glee in small children” Ig Nobel winner profiled in Spain
The 2001 Ig Nobel Prize for psychology was awarded to Lawrence W. Sherman of Miami University, Ohio, for his study called “An Ecological Study of Glee in Small Groups of Preschool Children.” Now Radio Onda Cero, in Spain, discusses the importance of Sherman’s glee study.