OK now that the Science Nobels have been distributed it's time for the real awards to begin, the Ig Nobels.
How big is the Ig Nobel? It's janitor won last year's Nobel for Physics!
If you're in the Boston area, good luck getting tickets. If you can't get tickets or if you're outside the Boston area, you can watch the webcast, beginning tonight at 7:15PM. As for me, I was planning to attend, but when I woke up this morning I found myself in Montreal. If I can get away from all the food and drinking that comes along a visit to my big Italian family (or as they call themselves, "the clan") maybe I'll watch some of it.
(Any ideas on who will win???)
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