Electrified chopsticks that change the taste of food extended the winning streak of Japanese researchers for a satiric Ig Nobel Prize to 17 straight years. Hiromi Nakamura, a project associate ...

Dr Karl on accepting his Ig Nobel Prize, 2002 My Ig Nobel Prize was physically handed to me by genuine Nobel Laureates Dudley Herschbach (Chemistry '86), Richard Roberts (Physiology or Medicine ...

As the leader of the Japanese team that won the engineering prize of this year's Ig Nobel Prize, Gen Matsuzaki hasn't quite come to grips with the honor, which is a parody of the Nobel prizes.

Despite the idea’s popularity, new Ig Nobel award-winning research has kind of killed it (pun most certainly intended). It seems past research into extreme old-age demographics has been riddled ...

The latter group has a chance to shine thanks to the Ig Nobel prizes from the Annals of Improbable Research. The 31st First Annual (yes, you read that right) Ig Nobel Prize ceremony was held last week ...

Every year, the Journal of Improbable Research issues its prizes for the craziest (published) scientific research: the Ig Nobel Prize. The ceremony took place a couple nights ago, and if you want ...

Since 1991, these scientific misfits have found recognition by the Ig Nobel awards, a product of the Annals of Improbable Research. On Thursday (September 17), this year’s cohort of esteemed-ish ...

Their cheeky discovery has led them to be awarded one of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes. The annual awards look at the funny side of science and have been taking place for more than thirty years.

A group of Japanese and American scientists has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize in physiology for discovering that many mammals are capable of breathing through their butt. While their discovery ...

A team of Japanese researchers has been honored with an Ig Nobel prize. Their scientific study focused on how electrified chopsticks and tableware can change the taste of food. Meiji University ...