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Topics: eiffel tower ♦ Nobel prizes When a team of scientists decided to work out the complex mathematics that control the shape and movement of a human ponytail, they had not set their sights on fame or glory. On Thursday, however, the British-American team behind the work were celebrated as this year’s laureates for the…
Frank Fish, a Pennsylvania biology professor, swam away with the prize.
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An ABC news anchor has stunned her guest and viewers after making a suggestive 'knob' joke during a segment on satirical scientific awards - the Ig Nobel Prize.
A University of Guelph social psychologist has won a comedic scientific award for his study on when people lie while gossiping.