ig nobel awards

Turning bullets into diamonds, finding brain activity in dead salmon, finding out why hair turns green, and others: the Ig Nobel prize

Every scientist dreams of getting his hands on a Nobel prize – it’s the highlight of one’s career, unless you’re Obama. But winning a Nobel Prize spoof… is that really something you want to get? Apparently… why not? The Ig Nobel prize, the whimsical award for research which is useful, but also really cooky is [...]