Upasana Sarraju’s new book called Unruly: The Ig Nobel Prizes and The Science That Refuses to Behave dives into, swims and surfs through a universe (our universe, in fact) full of unexpected science. Published by India Penguin [ISBN 9780143470403], the book’s official debut date is February 28, 2026. Here’s how Sarraju describes the book: After […]
Several Ig Nobel Prize winners will gather in Paris, to discuss their work, with each other and with audiences. There will be special introductions by Eric Clement & Jean-Francois Joanny. Ig winner Roman Hossein Khonsari, who is doing much of the heavy lifting in organizing the affairs, gives this description: Paris is getting an Ig […]
Tom Lum visited the 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, on behalf of Scientific American magazine. He met some unexpected people there (Julie Mannella and the other Ig Nobel winners, opera singers, Bill Kaelin, Mariette DiChristina,…) , then crafted this video report about the experience. Meanwhile, taking a more traditional approach, Chris Simms […]
The Foreign Press Center of Japan [FPCJ] televised this special preview [in both Japanese and English] of the Ig Nobel Prize events, and discusses their place in Japanese Society. The FPCJ’s accompanying announcement says: The FPCJ invited Prof. Kiyoshi Furusawa, Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Science Communication Office for Liberal Arts [SCOLA], College of Science, Rikkyo […]