Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded for 2009
Ahh, the wonders of science! But some science is just a little more wonderful than others. For the really great and wonderful science there are the Nobel Prizes. For the off-the-beaten-path and unusual science, Harvard University's Annals of Improbable Research magazine awards the "Ig Nobel" Prizes, touted as "research that makes people laugh and then think." Prizes were doled out Oct. 1, but if you are in the Massachusetts area, you might want to attend a free lecture given by the winners on Oct. 3 at 1:00 pm EDT. Here are the 2009 winners:
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