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Dog pooping, Jesus toast honored at this year's Ig Nobels

Science Now - Fri 19 Sep 14

Ceremony celebrates the wacky side of science

'Why bananas are slippery' study wins spoof Nobel Prize

The Independent - Fri 19 Sep 14

A study of what makes bananas slippery has won one of this year's 'Ig Nobel' prizes.

Ig Nobel winner: Using pork to stop nosebleeds

Phys.org - Fri 19 Sep 14

There's some truth to the effectiveness of folk remedies and old wives' tales when it comes to serious medical issues, according to findings by a team from Detroit Medical Center.

Ig Nobel Prizes: Cats May Make You Sad, Pork Stops Nose Bleeds , Laboratory Equipment - Fri 19 Sep 14
Ig Nobel winner: Using pork to stop nosebleeds, R&D Mag - Fri 19 Sep 14

Slippery banana study wins Ig Nobel prize

ABC Science - Thu 18 Sep 14

IG NOBEL PRIZES 2014: Researchers who measured the slipperiness of banana peel and the reactions of reindeer to people in polar bear suits were among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes.

Slippery banana study wins Ig Nobel

BBC News - Thu 18 Sep 14

Research that investigated why bananas are slippery when you step on them wins one of this year's Ig Nobel prizes.

Feedback: Ig Nobel prize for watching dogs urinate

Newscientist - Thu 18 Sep 14

The prizewinning science of banana-skin slips, seeing Jesus in toast and dogs aligning themselves with magnetic fields lines when relieving themselves

Watch live: The 2014 Ig Nobel Prizes

Science Now - Thu 18 Sep 14

Science is live-streaming the event from Harvard

Ig Nobel Prize winners stop bleeding with pork, make sausage from poop

L.A. Times - Sat 20 Sep 14

Would you eat sausage made with bacteria from dirty diapers? Do you fear your cat is making you depressed? Did the "Grilled Cheesus" episode of "Glee" make you wonder whether Finn had lost his ...

2014 Ig Nobel awards honor nasal tampons made of bacon

Ars Technica - Fri 19 Sep 14

Also awarded: Putting baby poop in your sausages, dressing as a polar bear.

2014 Ig Nobel Prize Winners: Photos

Discovery News - Fri 19 Sep 14

Awards that honor the occasionally wacky ways of science handed out in ceremony at Harvard theater.

Ig Nobel prizes go to research on poop, pee, pork, and more

FOXNews - Fri 19 Sep 14

More than 1,000 people gathered at Harvard's Sanders Theatre yesterday to celebrate the 24th annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, which includes such traditions as throwing paper airplanes and ...

Slippery Banana Study Wins Top Ig Noble Prize

Discovery News - Fri 19 Sep 14

This year's winners of the dubious prize include those who learned why banana peels are slipper and why we see Jesus in toast.

Ig Nobels: British researchers take coveted science humour prize

The Guardian - Thu 18 Sep 14

UK researchers reveal people who habitually stay up late are, on average, more self-admiring, manipulative and psychopathic Continue reading...

This Year's Most Trivial Scientific Research

Voice of America - Fri 19 Sep 14

The announcement of this year's Nobel Prizes is still a couple months off, but the world's scientific community is already abuzz about the 2014 Ig Nobel prizes, awarded by the satirical science ...

Winners of the 2014 Ig Nobel Awards

AP - Thu 18 Sep 14

The 2014 Ig Nobel winners, awarded Thursday at Harvard University by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine:...