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This year’s Ig Nobel Prizes include awards for studying coin flipping, the movements of a dead trout, and more.
For our 33rd anniversary, we’re broadcasting some of our listeners’ favorite SciFri stories. And, this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes include awards for studying coin flipping, the movements of a dead trout, and more.
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Counting nose hairs and licking rocks: Here are some highlights from the 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, held virtually this year.
In an interview from 2002, Jane Goodall gave Ira a lesson in how to speak with chimps. Plus, highlights from the 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, which celebrate the silly side of science. And, stories that share the research of a few Ig Nobel winners.
Koji mold has transformed food for centuries—and it’s a perfect tool for culinary experimentation. Plus, the physics of your singing wine bottle. And, of course, we celebrate silly science with this year’s Ig Nobel awards.
Meet two scientists working to disrupt the meat industry. Plus, the bacterial and fungal dance responsible for your favorite cheeses. And while the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony might seem different this year, its celebration of strange and silly science remains.
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The 2019 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony is a tribute to offbeat and quirky scientific studies.
What science fiction and social science can contribute to how we think about our algorithmic present and future. Plus, a look at the wee beasties living in your pores. And a trip to the 2019 Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony: a tribute to quirky scientific studies.
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As a SciFri holiday tradition, we present highlights from the 28th first annual Ig Nobel Awards ceremony.
We present highlights of head-scratching science from this year’s Ig Nobel Awards ceremony. Plus, from our trip to Tampa, a collection of ways for experiencing the past—from laser mapping, to data in caves.