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What are the Ig Nobels?
The Ig Nobel Prizes are a playful parody of the Nobel Prizes, celebrating unusual and imaginative scientific research that 'first makes people laugh, and then makes them think'. They highlight real academic studies, often with humorous or unexpected findings, encouraging a light-hearted look at the world of science.
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