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[hedwig-dordt]

The Ig Nobel Prize, for scientific research that makes people laugh and then makes them think. This year's winners!

CHEMISTRY and GEOLOGY PRIZE [POLAND, UK] Jan Zalasiewicz, for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks. REFERENCE: “Eating Fossils,” Jan Zalasiewicz, The Paleontological Association Newsletter, no. 96, November 2017. Eating fossils | The Palaeontological Association (palass.org) WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Jan Zalasiewicz

LITERATURE PRIZE [FRANCE, UK, MALAYSIA, FINLAND] Chris Moulin, Nicole Bell, Merita Turunen, Arina Baharin, and Akira O’Connor for studying the sensations people feel when they repeat a single word many, many, many, many, many, many, many times. REFERENCE: “The The The The Induction of Jamais Vu in the Laboratory: Word Alienation and Semantic Satiation,” Chris J. A. Moulin, Nicole Bell, Merita Turunen, Arina Baharin, and Akira R. O’Connor, Memory, vol. 29, no. 7, 2021, pp. 933-942. doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2020.1727519 WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Chris Moulin, Akira O’Connor

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRIZE [INDIA, CHINA, MALAYSIA, USA] Te Faye Yap, Zhen Liu, Anoop Rajappan, Trevor Shimokusu, and Daniel Preston, for re-animating dead spiders to use as mechanical gripping tools. REFERENCE: “Necrobotics: Biotic Materials as Ready-to-Use Actuators,” Te Faye Yap, Zhen Liu, Anoop Rajappan, Trevor J. Shimokusu, and Daniel J. Preston, Advanced Science, vol. 9, no. 29, 2022, article 2201174. doi.org/10.1002/advs.202201174 WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Te Faye Yap and Daniel Preston

PUBLIC HEALTH PRIZE [SOUTH KOREA, USA] Seung-min Park, for inventing the Stanford Toilet, a device that uses a variety of technologies — including a urinalysis dipstick test strip, a computer vision system for defecation analysis, an anal-print sensor paired with an identification camera, and a telecommunications link — to monitor and quickly analyze the substances that humans excrete. REFERENCE: “A Mountable Toilet System for Personalized Health Monitoring via the Analysis of Excreta,” Seung-min Park, Daeyoun D. Won, Brian J. Lee, Diego Escobedo, Andre Esteva, Amin Aalipour, T. Jessie Ge, et al., Nature Biomedical Engineering, vol. 4, no. 6, 2020, pp. 624-635. doi.org/10.1038/s41551-020-0534-9 REFERENCE: “Digital Biomarkers in Human Excreta,” Seung-min Park, T. Jessie Ge, Daeyoun D. Won, Jong Kyun Lee, and Joseph C. Liao, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 18, no. 8, 2021, pp. 521-522. doi.org/10.1038/s41575-021-00462-0 REFERENCE: “Smart Toilets for Monitoring COVID-19 Surges: Passive Diagnostics and Public Health,” T. Jessie Ge, Carmel T. Chan, Brian J. Lee, Joseph C. Liao, and Seung-min Park, NPJ Digital Medicine, vol. 5, no. 1, 2022, article 39. doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00582-0 REFERENCE: “Passive Monitoring by Smart Toilets for Precision Health,” T. Jessie Ge, Vasiliki Nataly Rahimzadeh, Kevin Mintz, Walter G. Park, Nicole Martinez-Martin, Joseph C. Liao, and Seung-min Park, Science Translational Medicine, vol. 15, no. 681, 2023, article eabk3489. doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abk3489 WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Seung-min Park

COMMUNICATION PRIZE [ARGENTINA, SPAIN, COLOMBIA, CHILE, CHINA, USA] María José Torres-Prioris, Diana López-Barroso, Estela Càmara, Sol Fittipaldi, Lucas Sedeño, Agustín Ibáñez, Marcelo Berthier, and Adolfo García, for studying the mental activities of people who are expert at speaking backward. REFERENCE: “Neurocognitive Signatures of Phonemic Sequencing in Expert Backward Speakers,” María José Torres-Prioris, Diana López-Barroso, Estela Càmara, Sol Fittipaldi, Lucas Sedeño, Agustín Ibáñez, Marcelo L. Berthier, and Adolfo M. García, Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 10621, 2020. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67551-z WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: María José Torres-Prioris, Adolfo García

MEDICINE PRIZE [USA, CANADA, MACEDONIA, IRAN, VIETNAM] Christine Pham, Bobak Hedayati, Kiana Hashemi, Ella Csuka, Tiana Mamaghani, Margit Juhasz, Jamie Wikenheiser, and Natasha Mesinkovska, for using cadavers to explore whether there is an equal number of hairs in each of a person’s two nostrils. REFERENCE: “The Quantification and Measurement of Nasal Hairs in a Cadaveric Population,” Christine Pham, Bobak Hedayati, Kiana Hashemi, Ella Csuka, Margit Juhasz, and Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology, vol. 83, no. 6, 2020, pp. AB202-AB202. doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.902 WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Christine Pham, Natasha Mesinkovska, Margit Juhasz, Kiana Hashemi, Tiana Mamaghani

NUTRITION PRIZE [JAPAN] Homei Miyashita and Hiromi Nakamura, for experiments to determine how electrified chopsticks and drinking straws can change the taste of food. REFERENCE: “Augmented Gustation Using Electricity,” Hiromi Nakamura and Homei Miyashita, Proceedings of the 2nd Augmented Human International Conference, March 2011, article 34. doi.org/10.1145/1959826.1959860 WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Homei Miyashita, Hiromi Nakamura

EDUCATION PRIZE [CHINA, CANADA, UK, THE NETHERLANDS, IRELAND, USA, JAPAN] Katy Tam, Cyanea Poon, Victoria Hui, Wijnand van Tilburg, Christy Wong, Vivian Kwong, Gigi Yuen, and Christian Chan, for methodically studying the boredom of teachers and students. REFERENCE: “Boredom Begets Boredom: An Experience Sampling Study on the Impact of Teacher Boredom on Student Boredom and Motivation,” Katy Y.Y. Tam, Cyanea Y. S. Poon, Victoria K.Y. Hui, Christy Y. F. Wong, Vivian W.Y. Kwong, Gigi W.C. Yuen, Christian S. Chan, British Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 90, no. S1, June 2020, pp. 124-137. doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12549 REFERENCE: “Whatever Will Bore, Will Bore: The Mere Anticipation of Boredom Exacerbates its Occurrence in Lectures,” Katy Y.Y. Tam, Wijnand A.P. Van Tilburg, Christian S. Chan, British Journal of Educational Psychology, epub 2022. doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12549 WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Christian Chan, Katy Y.Y. Tam, Wijnand A.P. Van Tilburg

PSYCHOLOGY PRIZE [USA] Stanley Milgram, Leonard Bickman, and Lawrence Berkowitz for experiments on a city street to see how many passersby stop to look upward when they see strangers looking upward REFERENCE: “Note on the Drawing Power of Crowds of Different Size,” Stanley Milgram, Leonard Bickman, and Lawrence Berkowitz, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 13, no. 2, 1969, pp. 79-82. psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/h0028070 WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Len Bickman

PHYSICS PRIZE [SPAIN, GALICIA, SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, UK] Bieito Fernández Castro, Marian Peña, Enrique Nogueira, Miguel Gilcoto, Esperanza Broullón, Antonio Comesaña, Damien Bouffard, Alberto C. Naveira Garabato, and Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido, for measuring the extent to which ocean-water mixing is affected by the sexual activity of anchovies. REFERENCE: “Intense Upper Ocean Mixing Due to Large Aggregations of Spawning Fish,” Bieito Fernández Castro, Marian Peña, Enrique Nogueira, Miguel Gilcoto, Esperanza Broullón, Antonio Comesaña, Damien Bouffard, Alberto C. Naveira Garabato, and Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido, Nature Geoscience, vol. 15, 2022, pp. 287–292. doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-00916-3 WHO TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY: Bieito Fernandez Castro, Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido, Alberto Naveira Garabato, Esperanza Broullon, Miguel Gil Coto

[lesbian-nautica]

WELCOME TO THE ROBOT HUSBAND BATTLE ROYALE!

@novafire-is-thinking 's robot husband poll was amazing, but I think there is one way to improve it.

Make it more chaotic.

So instead of 1v1, we are putting everyone into groups of 10. (To make it easier for me, I just did it alphabetically) May the best husband win, links to each fight below!

ROUND ONE:

A: Afterburner v Air Raid v Alpha Trion v Ambulon v Astrotrain v Barricade v Beachcomber v Blackout v Blades v Blaster WINNER: BLADES

B: Blitzwing v Bluestreak v Blurr v Bonecrusher v Boulder v Brainstorm v Brawl v Brawn v Breakdown v Brimstone WINNER: BREAKDOWN

C: Broadside v Bulkhead v Bumblebee v Censere (Necrobot) v Cerebros v Chase v Cheetor v Chromedome v Cliffjumper v Cosmos WINNER: CHROMEDOME

D: Crankcase v Cyclonus v Dai Atlas v Dead End v Deathsaurus v Depth Charge v Dinobot v Dirge v Dominus Ambus v Doubledealer WINNER: CYCLONUS

E: Drag Strip v Dreadwing v Drift v Eject v Ferak v Fireflight v First Aid v Flatline v Fortress Maximus v Fracas WINNER: FIRST AID AND FORTRESS MAXIMUS WITH A TIE

F: Frenzy v Froid v Fulcrum v Gears v Grapple v Grimlock v Guzzle v Hardhead v Hardshell v Heatwave WINNER: GRIMLOCK

G: Helex v High Tide v Hoist v Hook v Hot Shot v Hound v Hubcap v Huffer v Impactor v Inferno WINNER: IMPACTOR

H: Jazz v Kaon v Kickback v Knockout v Lockdown v Long Haul v Lugnut v Maccadam v Meteorfire v Metroplex WINNER: JAZZ

I: Megatron v Mirage v Misfire v Mixmaster v Motormaster V Nemesis Prime v Nightbeat v Offroad v Optimus Primal v Optimus Prime WINNER: MISFIRE

J: Overlord v Perceptor v Pharma v Powerglide v Predaking v Prowl v Quickstrike v Ramjet v Rampage v Getaway because I accidentally forgot him earlier oops WINNER: PERCEPTOR

K: Ratchet v Rattrap v Ravage v Red Alert v Red Inferno v Rewind v Rhinox v Riptide v Rodimus Prime v Rumble WINNER: RODIMUS PRIME

L: Runabout v Runamuck v Rung v Scavenger v Scorponok v Scrapper v Seaspray v Sentinel Prime v Shockwave v Sideswipe WINNER: RUNG

M: Silverbolt v Skids v Sky-Byte v Skydive v Skyfire/Jetfire v Skyquake v Slingshot v Sludge v Slug v Smokescreen WINNER: SKIDS

N: Snarl v Soundblaster v Soundwave v Spinister v Springer v Star Saber v Starscream v Sunder v Sundor v Sunstorm WINNER: SOUNDWAVE

O: Sunstreaker v Swerve v Swindle v Swoop v Tailgate v Tarantulas v Tarn v Ten v Terrorsaur v Tesaurus WINNER: TAILGATE

P: Thrust v Thunderclash v Thundercracker v Thunderhoof v Thunderhowl v Tigatron v Topspin v Tracks v Trepan WINNER: THUNDERCRACKER

Q: Tyrest v Ultra Magnus/Minimus Ambus v Vox v Warpath v Waspinator v Wheeljack v Whirl v Wildrider v Windcharger v Wing WINNER: WHIRL

R for remembering late (aka the "hey what about-" round): Blast Off v Onslaught v Skywarp v Tripodeca v Toaster v Siren v Hot Rod v Jetfire v Galvatron v Vortex WINNER: SKYWARP

SEMIFINALS 1:

SEMIFINALS 2:

[we1come-to-swerves]

hi hello yes its me again !! 🤗

brainstorm and perceptor have been studying this dumbass specimen for years and still no results <//3