2001 Ig Nobel Public Health Prize winner Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade [pictured here at the Ig Nobel ceremony] wrote an essay called “Laugh and Then Think” in the Deccan Herald. He says (among other things) that: Our research had scientific merit, but persons from other walks of life could be forgiven for feeling amused at the […]
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Ig spectator’s view from Portsmouth
Angelina Souren came to the Portsmouth show of the Ig Nobel Tour of the UK, and wrote a detailed account of what she saw. The tour will now move on to Liverpool, London, and Bristol, with a somewhat different lineup in every city.
Japanese edition of 2nd Ig Nobel book
The Japanese edition (ISBN 9784062813136) of the book Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans (ISBN 0752864610)* joins the multilingual family of editions of this curious little tome. The publishers chose an eye-catching cover boy: Ig Nobel Prize winner Troy Hurtubise, he of the suit of armor designed to protect against grizzly bears. * Also known as “Ig […]
Improbable Research Collection #128: The 2009 Ig Nobel Prize for Public Health
At the 2009 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, Public Health Prize winner Dr. Elena Bodnar demonstrates her invention – a brassiere that, in an emergency, can be quickly converted into a pair of protective face masks, one for the brassiere wearer and one to be given to some needy bystander. She is assisted by Nobel laureates […]