From cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest
Cockroach milk, kissing evolution and the underwear soil test were among the unusual real studies honored at the Ig Nobel ceremony in Zurich.
TL;DR
- The Ig Nobel ceremony honored unusual but real scientific studies.
- Honorees included studies on cockroach milk, the evolution of kissing, and soil health testing using underwear.
- The ceremony took place in Zurich, outside the U.S. for the first time, due to visa concerns.
- Other awarded studies covered unethical behavior linked to wealth, proper nose blowing, and snake biting.
- The award recipients receive a trophy resembling a mushroom-foot hybrid.
- The Ig Nobel Awards have no relation to the actual Nobel Prize.