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Science -- Humor The Ig® Nobel Prizes 
 Every October, Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative—and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology." Find award winners, video clips of the award ceremonies, "personal reminiscences of some participants," and more. Ig Nobel Prizes activities are organized by the Annals of Improbable Research (AIR). http://improbable.com/ig/ Topics: Humor, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 1, 2009 Improbable Research
"Research that makes people laugh and then think. ... We collect (and sometimes conduct) improbable research. We publish a magazine called the Annals of Improbable Research, and we administer the Ig Nobel Prizes." Site features winners of the annual Ig® Nobel Prize for "for achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced," videos, "a club for scientists who have, or believe they have, luxuriant flowing hair," From a collective of scientists. http://improbable.com/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 24, 2008 Karaoke's Creator Wins Ig Nobel Prize
Audio of National Public Radio (NPR) story about "Daisuke Inoue, the inventor of karaoke, [who] was awarded the 2004 Ig Nobel Peace Prize ... 'for inventing karaoke, thereby providing an entirely new way for people to learn to tolerate each other.' The Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded annually for achievements that 'celebrate the unusual' and 'honor the imaginative,' according to its organizers, The Annals of Improbable Research." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4057291 Topics: Music, Performing Arts, Technology Last updated Mar 28, 2005 |
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