Jan. 25, 2013
Turning Girl Scout Cookies Into Graphene
Scientists have transformed baked goods into graphene, worth two million times the price of gold.
Dec. 14, 2012
A View from the Flip Side
Ten days is all it takes your brain to right a world that looks upside down.
Nov. 23, 2012
Ig Nobel Prizes Celebrate Somewhat Suspect Science
Ponytail physics, the sloshing in a coffee cup, and an opera about the universe feature in this year’s Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.
Oct. 19, 2012
Learning From the Things That Annoy Us
Why you have to overcome irritation in order to examine it.
Sep. 07, 2012
The Importance of Strange Science
Science doesn’t have to be serious -- you can always learn from it.
Aug. 10, 2012
Catching Up with Tom Swift a Century Later
A look back at the fictional boy inventor and his 100 year legacy.
Jun. 15, 2012
Putting a Friendly Face on Statistics
Turning data into faces makes people take notice.
May. 18, 2012
The Itching Question That’s More Than Skin Deep
A connection between thinking and scratching shows how little we know about the tingles on our skin.
Apr. 13, 2012
Marc Abrahams Makes Science Improbably Funny
The editor and co-founder of The Annals of Improbable Research talks about why some seemingly absurd science matters.
Nov. 25, 2011
IgNobel Prizes Salute The Silly In Science
An annual awards ceremony salutes dubious and unusual research and inventions.
Nov. 26, 2010
2010 Ig Nobel Prizes
It's time for our annual broadcast of highlights from the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, recognizing the strange, silly, and stupid in the world of science. Ten Ig Nobel awards were given out this year in early October by the editors of the science humor magazi
Nov. 27, 2009
2009 Ig Nobel Prizes
It's time for our annual broadcast of highlights from the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, recognizing the strange, silly, and stupid in the world of science. Ten Ig Nobel awards were given out this year in early October by the editors of the science humor magazi
Nov. 28, 2008
Ig Nobel Awards
In this hour, it's our post-Thanksgiving selection of highlights from the 18th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, recognizing the strange, silly, and stupid in the world of science.
Nov. 23, 2007
The 2007 Ig Nobel Awards
It's time for our annual Thanksgiving holiday tradition -- highlights from this year's Ig Nobel awards ceremony.
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