--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Apr 2, 2008, at 9:57 AM, authfriend wrote: > > > So...what *do* you think the Ig Nobels are awarded for? > > > It's for research that's considered laughable and "that cannot, or > should not, be reproduced." > > Lacking reproducibility of course is one of the hallmarks of > pseudoscience. >
Actually, the current website says: http://www.improb.com/ig/ The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology.
