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Ig Nobel winners
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Two minor domos arrange a toilet for an illustration for the Public Health prize
Photos by Marc Halevi
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The Biology Prize, awarded for a report "On the Palatability of Some Dry-Season Tadpoles From Costa Rica." Winner Richard Wassersug of Dalhousie University clarified that while the tadpoles were eaten to gauge palatability, they were neither dried nor seasoned.
The Chemistry Prize, awarded for a discovery that romantic love may be indistinguishable from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, biochemically speaking, that is.The Physics Prize, for experiments using magnets to levitate both a frog and a sumo wrestler.
The Psychology Prize, for a report in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology titled "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments."The Literature Prize, for a book "Living on Light," which explains that people may eat food, but they really don't need it.
The Economics Prize, awarded the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, "for bringing efficiency and steady growth to the mass-marriage industry."
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Human spotlights Jim Bredt and Isabelle Rosenberg were two of the night's highlights.
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The Medicine Prize, for a report titled, "Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Male and Female Genitals During Coitus and Female Sexual Arousal." Researcher Pek van Andel received a standing ovation for his work.
The Computer Science Prize, awarded for the development of software that detects when a cat is walking across your keyboard.
The Peace Prize, given to the British Navy for ordering sailors to shout "Bang!" instead of using live ammunition.
The Public Health Prize, awarded for a report titled "The Collapse of Toilets in Glasgow."
Copyright 2000 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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