The Ig Nobels were founded in 1991 by Marc Abrahams, editor of satirical magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Previous ...

Paper airplanes flew, scientists sang about stomach bugs and one person dressed as a giant ball of mozzarella: Last Thursday, the 35th Ig Nobel Prize ceremony honored strange scientific pursuits with ...

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The 35th annual Nobel Prize Ceremony was held at Harvard. It is awarded for research that first makes you laugh and then makes you think. The winners were announced at a ceremony at Boston University.

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