Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded at First Ceremony Held Outside the United States

Researchers were honored at the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize ceremony in Zurich for unconventional studies spanning topics like cockroach milk, optimal urinal angles, and buried underwear. The annual awards celebrate scientific work that first makes audiences laugh and then prompts deeper thought.

4 Sept, 07:13 — 4 Sept, 14:50

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Established to celebrate research that "first makes people laugh, and then makes them think," the Ig Nobels have long been synonymous with Harvard University’s traditional hosting duties. The historic relocation to Zurich underscores a broader trend of democratizing science communication and highlights how academic institutions are leveraging humor to engage global audiences with niche, interdisciplinary studies.

Key entitiesIg Nobel Prizes Zurich, Switzerland Harvard University Polish research team Fluid dynamics researchers

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The IndependentMostly Factual21h ago

Studies on cockroach milk and nose-blowing crowned winners of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize

Research into evolutionary history of kissing and how soil organisms break down buried underwear receive top comic science award as well

By Stuti Mishra

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fortune13h ago

Cockroach milk and underwear studies win Ig Nobels at first ceremony held outside U.S.

Other research topics included milk from cockroaches, the evolutionary history of kissing and the science of blowing one's nose.

By The Associated Press, Adithi Ramakrishnan

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Coverage Timeline

First report: nzz · 4 Sept, 04:38|Full coverage: 8 · 10h|Window: 10h

nzz4 Sept, 04:38First to report

Sie vergruben 2000 Unterhosen und untersuchten Kakerlakenmilch: Forscher nehmen in Zürich den alternativen Nobelpreis entgegen

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The Independent4 Sept, 07:13

Studies on cockroach milk and nose-blowing crowned winners of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize

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helsingin-sanomat4 Sept, 08:16

Huumori-Nobelit | Pissa ei roisku, jos se osuu pisuaariin alle 30 asteen kulmassa

rzeczpospolita4 Sept, 08:21

Ig Nobel dla Polaków. Dostali 100 bilionów dolarów zimbabweńskich i statuetki

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der-standard4 Sept, 11:43

Kakerlakenmilch und Teenagerschweiß: Ig-Nobelpreise flohen vor Trump nach Zürich

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der-spiegel4 Sept, 13:32

Ig-Nobelpreise: Vergrabene Unterhosen, spritz-freie Pissoirs und betörender Babygeruch

delfi-lt4 Sept, 13:50

„Šnobelio“ premijų laureatai prajuokino pasaulį: paskelbti keisčiausi tyrimai

fortune4 Sept, 14:50Latest update

Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded at First Ceremony Held Outside the United States

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Studies on cockroach milk and nose-blowing crowned winners of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize

Cockroach milk and underwear studies win Ig Nobels at first ceremony held outside U.S.

Coverage Timeline

Sie vergruben 2000 Unterhosen und untersuchten Kakerlakenmilch: Forscher nehmen in Zürich den alternativen Nobelpreis entgegen

Studies on cockroach milk and nose-blowing crowned winners of this year’s Ig Nobel Prize

Huumori-Nobelit | Pissa ei roisku, jos se osuu pisuaariin alle 30 asteen kulmassa

Ig Nobel dla Polaków. Dostali 100 bilionów dolarów zimbabweńskich i statuetki

Kakerlakenmilch und Teenagerschweiß: Ig-Nobelpreise flohen vor Trump nach Zürich

Ig-Nobelpreise: Vergrabene Unterhosen, spritz-freie Pissoirs und betörender Babygeruch

„Šnobelio“ premijų laureatai prajuokino pasaulį: paskelbti keisčiausi tyrimai

Cockroach milk and underwear studies win Ig Nobels at first ceremony held outside U.S.

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