Sunday, June 6, 2010
Question of the Week
(TV) From 1999 to 2004, this television show creeped me out. It starred John Edwards and dealt with communicating with the dead
Monday, May 31, 2010
Question of the Week
(HISTORY) What is the longest continually occupied European founded settlement in the continental United States, founded in 1565? Name that city
Monday, May 24, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Question of the Week
(Literature) Best known for her series of well-loved children's books, she published her first book at the age of 65—the first of her series released in 1931.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Question of the Week
(Sports) In 2003, he was the last American to win the Men's Singles in the US Open?
The Ig Nobel Prize
Betcha never heard of the Ig Nobel Prize before...
The Ig Nobel Prizes are an American parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think". The awards are organized by a scientific humor magazine called the Annals of Improbable Research or AIR. The group that selects the recipients are presented by a group that includes genuine Nobel Laureates.
The first Ig Nobels were awarded in 1991, at that time for discoveries "that cannot, or should not, be reproduced". Ten prizes are awarded each year in many categories, including the Nobel Prize categories of physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, and peace, but also other categories such as public health, engineering, biology, and interdisciplinary research. With the exception of three prizes in the first year (Administratium, Josiah Carberry, and Paul DeFanti), the Ig Nobel Prizes are for genuine achievements.
The prizes are awarded most often given to draw attention to scientific articles that have some humorous 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.
Via Wikipedia.
The Ig Nobel Prizes are an American parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think". The awards are organized by a scientific humor magazine called the Annals of Improbable Research or AIR. The group that selects the recipients are presented by a group that includes genuine Nobel Laureates.
The first Ig Nobels were awarded in 1991, at that time for discoveries "that cannot, or should not, be reproduced". Ten prizes are awarded each year in many categories, including the Nobel Prize categories of physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, and peace, but also other categories such as public health, engineering, biology, and interdisciplinary research. With the exception of three prizes in the first year (Administratium, Josiah Carberry, and Paul DeFanti), the Ig Nobel Prizes are for genuine achievements.
The prizes are awarded most often given to draw attention to scientific articles that have some humorous 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.
Via Wikipedia.
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