The Ig Nobel Prizes have again turned up in a crossword puzzle, this time as a clue in the September 4, 2021 puzzle in The Los Angeles Times. The clue for one of the across words is: 22 The Ig Nobel Prize, e.g. By our lazy count, this is the fifth time the Ig Nobel Prizes […]
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Fishbase profile : The Inexplicable Shrimpgoby
The Inexplicable Shrimpgoby (Cryptocentrus inexplicatus) was named as such by the American ichthyologist (fish studier) and lichenologist (lichen studier) Albert William Christian Theodore Herre c. 1934. It’s one of more than 33,000 fish species listed by the online resource Fishbase – A Global Information System on Fishes (a branch of the Philippines-based Q-quatics group). It’s not immediately obvious […]
Ig Nobel Prizes in The New Yorker Crossword Puzzle
The Ig Nobel Prizes have again wandered into a crossword puzzle, this time as a clue in the April 5, 2021 puzzle in The New Yorker. The clue for one of the across words is: 17 Item whose slipperiness was the subject of a 2014 Ig Nobel Prize-winning study By our lazy count, this is […]
Ig Nobel Prizes in the Wall Street Journal Crossword Puzzle
The Ig Nobel Prizes have again wandered into a crossword puzzle, this time as a clue in the January 23, 2021 puzzle in the Wall Street Journal. The clue for one of the across words is: 123 Satiric prize for scientific research By our lazy count, this is the third time the Ig Nobel Prizes […]