We celebrate the greatest scientific awards night, the 31st Ig Nobel Prizes. In this multi part special we find out about the history of the Ig Nobel prizes and some of the more well known examples from storied history. Who came home with the top prize this year in the Ig Nobel's? What's the best way to airlift a rhino? Are there NSFW ways to de-congest your nose? What can a discarded piece of chewing gum tell you about your mouth or environment? A discarded piece of gum can be a mess but also a messy battleground for bacteria. Since bacteria love invading old gum, can that be harnessed for good?
Full information about the Ig Nobel Prizes can be found at their website, curated by the journal, the Annals of Improbable Research.
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Episode 555 - Breaking down toxic fungus and learning to live alongside them
Episode 554 - Collaborating to solve Martian Mysteries
Episode 553 - E.coli to the rescue and boosting geothermal power
Episode 552 - Talking to plants and how a jellyfish learns
Episode 551 - Boosting your immune system to fight back cancer
Episode 550 - Cosmic Collisions and galactic devouring
Episode 549 - Water infrastructure and Archaeology
Episode 548 - A paradise for Octopi at the base of a volcano
Episode 547 - Concussions - How long do you really have to wait?
Episode 546 - What’s going on with whale’s behaviour
Episode 545 - Phages taking the fight to bacteria
Episode 544 - Metals recovering from fatigue
Episode 543 - Monitoring vital signs without getting in the way
Episode 542 - Evolving multicellular life in the lab
Episode 541 - The building blocks chemistry
Episode 540 - On the shoulders of giants
Episode 539 - Dangerous but beautiful space weather
Episode 538 - Colossal volcanic eruptions taking out satellites
Episode 537 - Better batteries that last even in subzero temperatures
Episode536 - Taking pollution out of the atmosphere
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