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ufbd.bsky.social
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #303: Eschew Obfuscation!
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#eschewobfuscation #princeton #linguistics #language #science #what #wtf #nasa #ignobel #ignobelprize #ignobelaward #ignobelprizewinners #strangebuttrue #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
August 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
mmr3cords.bsky.social
In this episode you'll learn

• What the Ig Nobel Prize is and how it began
• Why unusual research can produce valuable discoveries
• How music and science intersect
• What rhythm and sound reveal about human cognition

#IgNobelPrize
#ScienceAndMusic
#MusicScience

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Ig Nobel Prizes and the Harmony of Science and Music
YouTube video by Monumental Movement
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June 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
erikhansson.bsky.social
“Dutch Courage” study wins the Ig Nobel Prize
uni-freiburg.de/en/dutch-cou...
"[..] they investigated whether a small amount of alcohol can improve pronunciation in a foreign language."
#ignobelprize #language #langsky
Dr. Jessica Werthmann and Dr. Fritz Renner receive one of ten Ig-Nobel Prizes for their study “Dutch Courage.”
September 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
ufbd.bsky.social
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #514: Manatee and Herring farts.
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#fart #marinebiology #manatees #herring #ignobelprize #science #facts #funfacts #webcomic #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
Manatees control buoyancy by farting. Also, herrings use farting to communicate. The scientists who figured this out (about the fish) won an Ig Nobel Prize for their valiant efforts.
July 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ufbd.bsky.social
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #303: Eschew Obfuscation!
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#eschewobfuscation #princeton #linguistics #language #science #what #wtf #nasa #ignobel #ignobelprize #ignobelaward #ignobelprizewinners #strangebuttrue #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
December 9, 2024 at 1:08 PM
resistasista76.bsky.social
Don’t get fooled again.
#ignobelPrize
October 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
garym6942.bsky.social
Research at McGill University recently won the 2026 Ig Nobel Technology Prize for demonstrating how mosquitoes can be used for high-resolution 3D printing. theconversation.com/science-that... #IgNobelPrize #CdnSci #science #STEM #SciChat
Science that makes you laugh? Canadian engineers win Ig Nobel Technology Prize for 3D ‘necroprinting’ with mosquitoes
The team printed a honeycomb and a Canadian maple leaf, both roughly the size of a single grain of sand.
theconversation.com
September 26, 2026 at 3:23 AM
bethanyhalford.bsky.social
Cockroach milk, splash-free urinals, and buried underpants are all celebrated at this year's #IgNobelPrize ceremony. My latest on this annual celebration of silly science for @cenmag.bsky.social.
cen.acs.org/education/sc...
2026 Ig Nobel Prizes
Awards are given ‘for achievements that first make people LAUGH, and then make them THINK’
cen.acs.org
September 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
wildbehaviorpod.bsky.social
New episode 📢 ALLIGATORS

Professional alligator wrangler and IG Nobel prize winning scientist @stephanreber.bsky.social joins us to tell us all about alligators 🐊

Links to listen: linktr.ee/wild_behaviour_pod

Photo: Anna Wester
#alligator #crocodile #podcast #ignobelprize #dinosaurs #helium
Dr Stephan Reber stands facing an alligator in an enclosure. He holds a stick, presumably to protect his exposed knees from being attacked as he shows the alligator where to move to.
May 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
ufbd.bsky.social
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #420: Chasmology.
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#chasmology #yawning #yawn #sleep #science #biology #health #strangebuttrue #ignobelprize #ignobel #webcomics #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
Chasmology is the scientific study of yawning. This field has discovered that yawning is contagious, and that all vertebrates yawn, not just humans; but we still haven't figured out why we do it, or why it's contagious. Yawn...
March 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
jhv.bsky.social
Stolen from someone off Mastodon. theconversation.com/jamais-vu-th... #dejaVu #jamaisVu #educateMe #IgNobelPrize #neuroscience
Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu
Ever looked at a familiar face and found it suddenly unusual or unknown? You may have had a case of jamais vu.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
uniofbath.bsky.social
Research from Dr Inge Kersbergen has won an #IgNobelPrize following a study on how alcohol affects foreign language skills.

The Ig Nobels highlight research that is both entertaining and thought-provoking, often showcasing the curious and playful side of science.

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September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
zorlo.bsky.social
This is great! Another reason #ScienceRules!
#IgNobelPrize
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sciam.bsky.social Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Oct 2
Every year, the Ig Nobel Prizes honor the weirdest and most wonderful science out there—like studying how drunk bats fly or the physics of perfect pasta. It’s all real research, and it’s all hilariously brilliant. Because sometimes science makes you laugh… then think.

🎤🎥🎞️@tomlumperson.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
garym6942.bsky.social
Canadian who helped design splash-free urinal is proud of his weird science award. University of Waterloo team wins 2026 Ig Nobel Physics Prize. www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha... #IgNobelPrize #CdnSci #science #STEM #SciChat
Canadian who helped design splash-free urinal is proud of his weird science award | CBC Radio
A team of University of Waterloo scientists won this year's Ig Nobel Physics Prize for their "theoretical and experimental attempts to design a splash-free urinal."
www.cbc.ca
September 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
illinoynce.bsky.social
Possible #IgNobelPrize winner here! Who'da thunk these would turn out normal!
March 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
rottweilerin.bsky.social
"Per il suo sincero spirito democratico e pacificatore" #IgNobelprize #TACO
October 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
kevinbaculi.com
I love hearing about advancements in #science, especially when it comes to the #NobelPrize! I recall hearing the story about the stripes on cattle, but the other nominees and recipients had some very interesting experiments as well! #ignobelprize
2025 Ig Nobel Prizes
10 awards given for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think
cen.acs.org
July 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM
ufbd.bsky.social
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #461: The Association of Dead People.
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#scams #fraud #crime #corruption #associationofdeadpeople #ignobelprize #strangebuttrue #india #law #legal #wtf #webcomics #comics #didyouknow #funfacts #facts #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
The Uttar Pradesh Association of Dead People was founded by Lal Bihari, an Indian farmer whose family bribed the police and government officials to declare him legally dead, so that they could take his land and property. To prove he was still alive, he had his wife apply for a widow's pension (which was denied); repeatedly tried to get arrested (so police would have to admit he's alive), and held his own "funeral." However, it still took 18 years for the government to finally correct his legal status. He was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize for his struggles in 2003.
August 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
albinfo.bsky.social
Tonight at the Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony – taking pictures for Wikipedia.

#Wikipedia #IgNobelPrize
September 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
rebeccaforsberg.bsky.social
Isn’t that kind of the IgNobelprize? 😊 But the usefulness of IgNobel-research can sometime be questionable…
February 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
kamiqcrush.bsky.social
Honored to accept the Ig Nobel Prize in psychology from Zajenkowski & Gignac for excellence in repeatedly telling myself I’m intelligent. Thank you for your attention to this matter! 🤡
#peaceprize #ignobelprize
January 17, 2026 at 12:12 AM
strahlungx.bsky.social
Mein Favorit für den #IgNobelPrize 2025 🍻: www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...
Bierflaschen: Geräusch beim Öffnen so laut wie Flugzeugturbinen
Wenn die Flasche beim Öffnen laut ploppt, freuen sich Biertrinker, aber auch Forscher. Sie nähern sich dem Getränk mit Mikrofonen und Hochgeschwindigkeitskameras.
www.spiegel.de
March 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
hogenboomj.bsky.social
Welcome to Europe, indeed a safer place than the U.S.
#IgNobelPrize
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas
Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ US
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
chrjcar.bsky.social
Established in 1991 as the Nobel Prize's satirical sister, the #IgNobelPrize recognizes achievements that make people laugh and think.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.
arstechnica.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
purescience.news
Teflon diet earns trio the 2025 Ig Nobel chemistry prize #Science #Chemistry #OrganicChemistry #IgNobelPrize #Teflon #ScienceHumor
Teflon diet earns trio the 2025 Ig Nobel chemistry prize
The prizes that first make you laugh, then make you think reward more irreverent scientific ideas.
purescience.news
September 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM