The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early fall — a week or two before the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced — for ten achievements that "cannot, or should not, be reproduced". Sponsored by the scientific humor journal Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), they are presented by genuine Nobel prize at a ceremony in Harvard University's Sanders Theatre. The first Ig Nobels were awarded in 1991. The awards are sometimes veiled criticism — as in the two awards given for homeopathy research — but more often drawn attention to scientific articles that have some funny or unexpected aspect. Examples range from the discovery that the presence of humans tends to sexually arouse ostriches, to the statement that black holes fulfill all the technical requirements to be the location of Hell, to research on the "five second rule," a tongue-in-cheek belief that food dropped on the floor won't become contaminated if it is picked up within five seconds. The name is a pun on the word "wikt:ignoble" and the name Nobel Prize. The official pronunciation used during the ceremony is "ig no-BELL", not "ig-noble", but this distinction eludes many people. The ceremony is followed a few days later by the Ig Informal Lectures at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in which laureates have opportunity to explain their achievements and their relevance to the general public. The annual ceremony is co-sponsored by the Harvard Computer Society, the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Society of Physics Students. With the exception of three prizes in the first year (see Administratium, Josiah Carberry, and Paul DeFanti), and the archeology one in 1992 (see Meyrieres Cave), all Ig Nobel Prizes have been for genuine achievements. == Tours and outreach == Unlike the Darwin Awards, whose aim is strictly to entertain, the aim of the Ig Nobel is also to arouse public interest in science. AIR Editor Marc Abrahams describes the awards as being designed "to make you laugh, and then to make you think." The ceremony is recorded and broadcast on National Public Radio and is shown live over the Internet. Two books have been published as of 2004 with writeups on some of the winners: ISBN 0-75285-150-0 (hardback) and ISBN 0-75284-261-7 (paperback). The Ig Nobel Tour performed shows in Britain during National Science Week; it has also traveled to other countries, including Australia. == Criticism == In 1995, Sir Robert May, the chief scientific advisor to the British government, requested that the organizers no longer award Ig Nobel prizes to British scientists, claiming that the awards risked bringing "genuine" experiments into ridicule. May was roundly criticized by the British press, and his request was ignored. ==Prize categories== Prizes have been awarded annually since 1991 for achievements in many categories. They include the Nobel Prize areas of physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, and peace but also other categories such as public health, engineering, biology, and interdisciplinary research. ==See also== * List of Ig Nobel Prize winners ==External links== * [http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-top.html Ig Nobel home page] * [http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html List of past winners, with reasons for prize] Humor Prizes
I took this text out: :''Most winners--especially those who are being "honored" for things they should not have done--are embarrassed by the prizes, but the occasional winner for an obscure or amusing, but genuine, scientific result cheerfully accepts and even attends the award ceremony.'' because it doesn't seem to be true. Perhaps it has been in the past, but if you look at the [http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html list of the 2003 winners], ''all'' of them were represented at the ceremony, and most of them by themselves. There would be nice to have ''something'' on the reaction to winning this prize, though, so if somebody can elaborate better on it, please do. -- User:Jao 09:16, 18 May 2004 (UTC) :It depends. I attended the 2001 Ig Ceremony and the Ig Lectures the day after. Mr Andrade, the Indian psychologist, who won the prize for his paper on nose picking, was almost wetting himself with laughter during his lecture; Mr Malinauskus used the opportunity to promote his holiday park; and the van Impes with their unusual idea about Hell didn't show up. Looking at the prizewinners from 1991 to today, since the Igs are known outside Harvard the focus has changed from mere pisstake to popularization of scientific and political issues -- see the Indian guy who was declared dead by corrupt officials in his country. -- User:Pilatus 23:48, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC) _____________________________________________________________ I added a mention of the three Ig Nobel Prizes awarded for fictitious discoveries. The third one is the following (copied from the Ig Nobel website - hopefully I am not guilty of copyright violation): [Ig Nobel Prize for] PEDESTRIAN TECHNOLOGY (*) Paul DeFanti, wizard of structures and crusader for public safety, for his invention of the Buckybonnet, a geodesic fashion structure that pedestrians wear to protect their heads and preserve their composure. Mike Rosoft ---- I rolled it back to return the examples of past Igs - they seem important to give people a sense of what's going on. - User:DavidWBrooks 14:11, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC) == "Genuine achiebements" == I reverted the edit that removed "With the exception of three prizes in the first year... all Ig Nobel Prizes have been for genuine achievements." since this is accurate, in the sense that the people/organizations who have received the awards are real and actually did the things that the prize references, even though the Igs sometimes throw a negative spin on those achievements (e.g., jacques eneviste). The point is that three prizes in the first year were for completely made-up groups and activities. Perhaps the anonymous person who removed it called it "false" - perhaps he/she could edit the statement to ease their concerns? - User:DavidWBrooks 20:52, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early fall — a week or two before the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced — for ten achievements that "cannot, or should not, be reproduced". Sponsored by the scientific humor journal Annals of Improbable Research (AIR), they are presented by genuine Nobel prize at a ceremony in Harvard University's Sanders Theatre. The first Ig Nobels were awarded in 1991. The awards are sometimes veiled criticism — as in the two awards given for homeopathy research — but more often drawn attention to scientific articles that have some funny or unexpected aspect. Examples range from the discovery that the presence of humans tends to sexually arouse ostriches, to the statement that black holes fulfill all the technical requirements to be the location of Hell, to research on the "five second rule," a tongue-in-cheek belief that food dropped on the floor won't become contaminated if it is picked up within five seconds. The name is a pun on the word "wikt:ignoble" and the name Nobel Prize. The official pronunciation used during the ceremony is "ig no-BELL", not "ig-noble", but this distinction eludes many people. The ceremony is followed a few days later by the Ig Informal Lectures at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in which laureates have opportunity to explain their achievements and their relevance to the general public. The annual ceremony is co-sponsored by the Harvard Computer Society, the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association, and the Harvard-Radcliffe Society of Physics Students. With the exception of three prizes in the first year (see Administratium, Josiah Carberry, and Paul DeFanti), and the archeology one in 1992 (see Meyrieres Cave), all Ig Nobel Prizes have been for genuine achievements. == Tours and outreach == Unlike the Darwin Awards, whose aim is strictly to entertain, the aim of the Ig Nobel is also to arouse public interest in science. AIR Editor Marc Abrahams describes the awards as being designed "to make you laugh, and then to make you think." The ceremony is recorded and broadcast on National Public Radio and is shown live over the Internet. Two books have been published as of 2004 with writeups on some of the winners: ISBN 0-75285-150-0 (hardback) and ISBN 0-75284-261-7 (paperback). The Ig Nobel Tour performed shows in Britain during National Science Week; it has also traveled to other countries, including Australia. == Criticism == In 1995, Sir Robert May, the chief scientific advisor to the British government, requested that the organizers no longer award Ig Nobel prizes to British scientists, claiming that the awards risked bringing "genuine" experiments into ridicule. May was roundly criticized by the British press, and his request was ignored. ==Prize categories== Prizes have been awarded annually since 1991 for achievements in many categories. They include the Nobel Prize areas of physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, and peace but also other categories such as public health, engineering, biology, and interdisciplinary research. ==See also== * List of Ig Nobel Prize winners ==External links== * [http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-top.html Ig Nobel home page] * [http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html List of past winners, with reasons for prize] Humor Prizes
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I took this text out: :''Most winners--especially those who are being "honored" for things they should not have done--are embarrassed by the prizes, but the occasional winner for an obscure or amusing, but genuine, scientific result cheerfully accepts and even attends the award ceremony.'' because it doesn't seem to be true. Perhaps it has been in the past, but if you look at the [http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html list of the 2003 winners], ''all'' of them were represented at the ceremony, and most of them by themselves. There would be nice to have ''something'' on the reaction to winning this prize, though, so if somebody can elaborate better on it, please do. -- User:Jao 09:16, 18 May 2004 (UTC) :It depends. I attended the 2001 Ig Ceremony and the Ig Lectures the day after. Mr Andrade, the Indian psychologist, who won the prize for his paper on nose picking, was almost wetting himself with laughter during his lecture; Mr Malinauskus used the opportunity to promote his holiday park; and the van Impes with their unusual idea about Hell didn't show up. Looking at the prizewinners from 1991 to today, since the Igs are known outside Harvard the focus has changed from mere pisstake to popularization of scientific and political issues -- see the Indian guy who was declared dead by corrupt officials in his country. -- User:Pilatus 23:48, 5 Sep 2004 (UTC) _____________________________________________________________ I added a mention of the three Ig Nobel Prizes awarded for fictitious discoveries. The third one is the following (copied from the Ig Nobel website - hopefully I am not guilty of copyright violation): [Ig Nobel Prize for] PEDESTRIAN TECHNOLOGY (*) Paul DeFanti, wizard of structures and crusader for public safety, for his invention of the Buckybonnet, a geodesic fashion structure that pedestrians wear to protect their heads and preserve their composure. Mike Rosoft ---- I rolled it back to return the examples of past Igs - they seem important to give people a sense of what's going on. - User:DavidWBrooks 14:11, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC) == "Genuine achiebements" == I reverted the edit that removed "With the exception of three prizes in the first year... all Ig Nobel Prizes have been for genuine achievements." since this is accurate, in the sense that the people/organizations who have received the awards are real and actually did the things that the prize references, even though the Igs sometimes throw a negative spin on those achievements (e.g., jacques eneviste). The point is that three prizes in the first year were for completely made-up groups and activities. Perhaps the anonymous person who removed it called it "false" - perhaps he/she could edit the statement to ease their concerns? - User:DavidWBrooks 20:52, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
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