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Scientists were given top "honors" for counting nose hair and studying anchovies' sexual activity at this year's IG Nobel Prizes, a parody of the Nobel Prize.
Two Japanese scientists win the Ig Nobel Nutrition prize for their study on how electric currents in utensils such as straws can change the perception of taste.
The annual awards for quirky scientific research were given out this week, and as usual, they blended the bizarre, humorous, and unexpectedly insightful.
The 33rd annual Ig Nobel Prizes in improbable research that make people “LAUGH, then THINK,” according to its website, were revealed this week. The awards are produced by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine.
Electric chopsticks and ‘jamais vu’ studies also scoop awards recognising research that makes people ‘laugh, then think’