Ig Nobel Prizes Held in Zurich for First Time Outside the United States

Ig Nobel Prizes land in Switzerland amid stricter US border policy

For the first time in their history, the Ig Nobel Prizes are being awarded outside the United States. On Thursday evening, Zurich’s Kongresshaus will be the venue for one of the world’s most unusual scientific events. The awards recognise research that sounds so bizarre that one can’t help but laugh at first. That is precisely the principle behind the Ig Nobel Prizes: "It makes people laugh, then think." The prizes have been awarded for 35 years. Until now, they have always been handed out in...

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