Ig Nobel Literature Prize winner Erich von Däniken‘s books about alien visitors to earth is having a large, government-boosted economic and social impact on the greater-Manchester region, reports the Manchester Evening News: A huge new theme park is opening an hour’s drive from Manchester – and it’s inspired by a book that says aliens have […]
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A look back at an Ig Nobel night in Manchester
Here’s a look back at the Ig Nobel show at the University of Manchester, two years ago. Usually when we do events in the UK, they are in the springtime, part of the annual Ig Nobel EuroTour. This was a special show in late autumn, 2017. This was in Lecture Theatre B, University Place, on Oxford Road — featuring: […]
If it’s gestures you fancy…
If you want to know about gestures, The Manchester Gesture Centre is the place for you. When forced to resort to actual words, the center says: The Manchester Gesture Centre consists of a group of researchers with different areas of expertise… The Centre’s research projects employ a range of different methodologies, and data derived from […]