Celebrating science that's off the beaten track
From pension fraud to plastic plants, this year's Ig Nobel prizes recognize science that can be lighthearted, surprising or unusual.
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Ig Nobels Awarded For Research Into Big Ears, Feline Fluidity
The annual awards for research "that makes you laugh, then think" also singled out scientists who determined that having contact with a crocodile influences a person's willingness to gamble.
Ig Nobel Awards Given For Rat Pants, Fly Catchers And Rocks With Personalities
Remember the guy who built a special suit to live like a goat? He, too, won an Ig Nobel this year. The prize celebrates eccentric, often amusing research and accomplishments.
The 2015 Ig Nobels: Studies That Make You Go 'Huh?'
This year's prizes honored, among others, the brave researcher who subjected himself to 200 bee stings to determine where it was most painful.