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Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony Tonight

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the looking-at-it dept.

Ellen Spertus writes "The Eleventh First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony will be held in Cambridge, MA, on Thursday, Oct. 4, to honor scientific achievements that cannot, or should not, be reproduced. The ceremony, which will be webcast live and broadcast later on Science Friday, is sponsored by The Annals of Improbable Research. The accompanying Ig Informal Lectures will be held Saturday, Oct. 6, at MIT."

3 of 73 comments (clear)

  1. Gone in 60 Seconds by sasha328 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "A Wedding in 60 Seconds."
    I don't think they'll be signing, it takes too long. I think they'll just finger print the wedding certificates.

    Desides, where is the science in the wedding?

  2. Re:Get some PRIORITIES! (OT) by hrieke · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    True. But this is not a board to talk about earthquake aid or other humanitarian help, it about what ever fancies the editors. If you want to start a board on humanitarian aid, please do, and more power to you in doing so.

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  3. The /. Mongerator Awards by squaretorus · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    How about a choice event for the /.ers where the most rediculous moderation gets an award.

    Nominations start NOW! event in a month!