SoT 74: 2012 Ig Nobel Prizes

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Dr. Maia Sauren.

The Ig Nobel Prizes honour achievements that first make us laugh, then make us think. We take a look at this year’s winners: from ponytails to reports about reports about reports. Psychology prize: Lean a little to the left, do I look shorter to you? Peace prize: Ammo is a girl’s best friend? Acoustics prize: The SpeechJammer. The shut up machine for the passive aggressive. Neuroscience prize: Scanning Dead Salmon in fMRI Machine Highlights Risk of Red Herrings Chemistry prize: Why Did Hair Turn Green for Residents of a Certain Town? Literature prize: I think we need another report. Physics prize: Like How Your Hair Hangs? Praise the Laws of Physics Fluid dynamics prize: Physicists Dive into Oscillation Frequency of Coffee Anatomy prize: Chimps can recognise friends by their behinds Medicine prize: When people explode during colonoscopies