The Ig Nobel awards are moving to Europe after 35 years: ‘It has become unsafe for our guests to visit the US’
The satirical science prizes, which reward the most surprising research of the year with the support of real Nobel laureates, will be held in Switzerland and later in other European countries, ‘a little bit like Eurovision’
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Ig Nobel prizes moving to Europe because US 'unsafe' to visit
The awards, which celebrate the sillier side of science, have held raucous ceremonies that see the winners showered with paper aeroplanes at universities in Massachusetts since 1991. The 36th edition will be held in the Swiss city of Zurich on September 3.
Read full article →The Ig Nobel awards are moving to Europe after 35 years: ‘It has become unsafe for our guests to visit the US’
The satirical science prizes, which reward the most surprising research of the year with the support of real Nobel laureates, will be held in Switzerland and later in other European countries, ‘a little bit like Eurovision’
By Patricia Fernández de Lis
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