
← Cool Science Radio8 Oct · 27 min
Award-winning science that makes you laugh, then think
Award-winning science that makes you laugh, then think
Marc Abrahams, founder and editor of the Annals of Improbable Research, discusses the 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes, which celebrate scientific research that first makes people laugh and then makes them think. He shares some of this year's unusual discoveries and the story behind the annual ceremony.