Silliest science awards given out

The 2024 Ig Nobel prizes were awarded at a ceremony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The prizes are meant to spark people’s interest in science by recognizing studies that “make people laugh, then think.” This year, awards went to research on coin flips, an unusual breathing technique for mammals, and how scaring a cow affected its production of milk. The Ig Nobel prizes are given out by a magazine called the Annals of Improbable Research and were first awarded in 1991. Traditionally, the awards are presented by previous winners of the Nobel Prize (see box) at a festive ceremony with music, jokes, and costumes. This year, five Nobel winners attended. This year’s prize in physiology (study of living systems) was awarded to researchers who discovered that some mammals, specifically…

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