Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes

Event Date:
2020-05-28T16:00:00
2020-05-28T17:00:00
Event Location:
Connect via zoom (note the new connection details)
Speaker:
Marc Abrahams
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Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Douglas Scott

Event Information:

Marc Abrahams has been editor of the Journal of Irreproducible Results and its successor the Annals of Improbable Research, as well as the force behind the annual Ig Nobel Prize celebration.  He will take us through some examples of research topics that are amusing and at the same time enlightening, demonstrating that the most important phrase in science is "that's funny!"

For more information see www.improbable.com

Add to Calendar 2020-05-28T16:00:00 2020-05-28T17:00:00 Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes Event Information: Marc Abrahams has been editor of the Journal of Irreproducible Results and its successor the Annals of Improbable Research, as well as the force behind the annual Ig Nobel Prize celebration.  He will take us through some examples of research topics that are amusing and at the same time enlightening, demonstrating that the most important phrase in science is "that's funny!" For more information see www.improbable.com Event Location: Connect via zoom (note the new connection details)