During the 2010 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, giant microbe toys (donated by their creator, giantmicrobes.com) were given to several Nobel laureates and to writer Neil Gaiman. Mr. Gaiman later personally transmitted his giant microbe to another person — singer Amanda Palmer (who performed at the Ig ceremony, and who is affianced to Mr. Gaiman). This […]
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Young Jump Ig Nobel manga (pt 2)
Part 2 of Young Jump‘s manga about the history of the Ig Nobel Prizes was published today. Part 1 was published last week. Here, below, are a few pages from it. (The magazine’s cover is reproduced here, at right.) Part 2 features the cheering resolution of the cliffhanger set up in Part 1, in which […]
Young Jump Ig Nobel manga (pt 1)
The manga magazine Young Jump has written a two-part series about the history of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Here, below, are a few (non-sequential) pages from part 1, which was published on August 26. (The magazine’s cover is reproduced here, at right.) Part 1 features the founding of the Igs and of the magazine Annals […]
Video: The Best of Miss Sweetie Poo
The organizers of the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony solved an ancient problem: How to keep speeches from droning on and on… The solution, called “Miss Sweetie Poo”, is an 8-year-old girl who tells long-winded speakers to “Please stop. I’m bored. Please stop. I’m bored…” Here are Miss Sweetie Poo highlights from several Ig ceremonies.