SoT 28: Bugs Bonking Bottles - The Ig Nobel Prizes
Science On Top
English - October 06, 2011 21:47 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Health & Fitness Medicine astronomy chemistry geology news biology education maths microbiology physics science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Kylie Sturgess and Aimee Whitcroft
The 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes honour achievements that first make us laugh, then make us think. We take a look at this year's winners: from a study of beetles that really like beer bottles to 'structured procrastination'.
Aimee Whitcroft is a science blogger and co-founder of the SciBlogs network in New Zealand. She co-hosts The Official SciBlogs Podcast, and next year is planning to do the Mongol Rally.