I was crushed to learn about this, as my dream had been to be the first to win both the Ig and the Nobel. But I feel better after seeing Mike's post. Maybe I could be the first psychologist to win both awards! I guess I'd better get back to work. David Kreiner Professor of Psychology University of Central Missouri Lovinger 1111 Warrensburg MO 64093
[email protected] >>> "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> 10/5/2010 1:24 PM >>> Yes, Tipsters with physics envy should be getting really frustrated now that Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov have won the 2010 Noble Prize in Physics; see: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/10/2010-physis-nobel-prize-reaction-round-up/1 However, Andre Geim, as noted at the end of the above article, had previously won the 2000 IgNoble Prize for research that involved levitating frogs -- don't take my word for that, the IgNoble Prize folks seem delighted to shout Geim's praises; see: http://improbable.com/2010/10/05/geim-becomes-first-nobel-ig-nobel-winner/ So, who will be the first psychologically oriented Nobel Prize winner to also win the IgNoble Prize? -Mike Palij New York University [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13337.f1a2987a8ae3620ed2ed5462e0e80f5e&n=T&l=tips&o=5411 or send a blank email to leave-5411-13337.f1a2987a8ae3620ed2ed5462e0e80...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5427 or send a blank email to leave-5427-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
