Gigantic iceberg, cannibal caterpillars, bacteria data storage and well-planned ravens!
SoT 245: The 2016 Ig Nobel Prizes
- October 16, 2016
- Tagged as: animals, brain, climate change, corporate fraud, Deepak Chopra, dragonflies, entomology, flies, fool, honesty, horseflies, Ig Nobel, intelligence, itch, liars, lie, marketing, perception, personalities, pollution, rats, rocks, rubbber hand trick, sex, Volkswagon
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 rats in pants to collecting flies!
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a remote cave, baboons that can read, the ‘cocktail party problem’ and more!
Should we introduce elephants to Australia to control invasive grasses? Plus archaeopteryx’s black feathers, stem cell safety tests, magic mushrooms to treat depression and much more.