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Nov. 25, 2011
IgNobel Prizes Salute The Silly In Science
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| This year’s 21st First Annual IgNobel Prize Ceremony featured the science of sighs, inquiries into the yawning habits of the red-footed tortoise, and songs about the chemistry of coffee. Ira Flatow and Ig master of ceremonies Marc Abrahams present some of the highlights from this year’s festivities. |
Produced by Charles Bergquist, Director and Contributing Producer
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Marc Abrahams
Author, "The
Man Who Tried to Clone Himself," (Plume, 2006)
Master of Ceremonies
Editor, Annals of Improbable
Research
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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