Dr. Deborah Anderson is one of many past Ig Nobel Prize winners who will return to take a bow at this year’s ceremony and help honor the new winners. The 2008 Ig Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Sharee A. Umpierre of the University of Puerto Rico, Joseph A. Hill of The Fertility Centers […]
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(Walnuts + Sperm) vs. (Coke + Sperm)
A new study about the effect of walnuts begs comparison with the Ig Nobel Prize-winning study “Effect of ‘Coke’ on Sperm Motility“. The new study is: “Walnuts Improve Semen Quality in Men Consuming a Western-style Diet: Randomized Control Dietary Intervention Trial,” Wendie A. Robbins [pictured here], Lin Xun, Leah Z. FitzGerald, Samantha Esguerra, Susanne M. Henning, […]
“How is a giant sperm ejaculated?”
Now, at last comes an answer (perhaps the answer) to the question, “How is a giant sperm ejaculated?” The answer is in the form of a published study: “How is a giant sperm ejaculated? Anatomy and function of the sperm pump, or ‘Zenker organ,’ in Pseudocandona marchica (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Candonidae),” Shinnosuke Yamada (pictured here) and […]
Sperm can’t smell, says Timo
A report from Max-Planck-Gesselschaft, highlighting research by Timo Strünker [pictured here, and to whom the report directs inquiries for further info] and friends, says: Sperm cannot smell. [February 28, 2012] According to a 2003 study by German and American scientists, a component of the Lily of the Valley scent known as Bourgeonal alters the calcium balance of human sperm […]