Press Clips 2006

Press Clips - 2006

What the press has to say about us

NOTE: Items listed in red letters are especially entertaining or enlightening.

"Limburgse tenenkaas," Quest [The Netherlands], December 2006
"Taking our cues from the Ig Nobel Prizes," Ars Technica, December 28, 2006
"Ig Nobel prize for UC Davis Ophthalmologist," UC Davis Health System Features, 2006
"Like nails on a chalkboard WMU's `Dr. Strangenoise' wins Ig Nobel Award for research on annoying sounds," Kalamazoo Gazette, December 26, 2006
"2006: The Year in Books," Business Standard, December 26, 2006
"Stop, 'Hic' and Listen," Philippines Sun Star, December 18, 2006
"Fly nerds: Picture and a Thousand Words," Toronto Star, December 10, 2006
"Of indiscreet parrots and vagrant tortoises," Agence France Presse, December 7, 2006
"Improbable Research: Ig Nobel Prizes," Surfing the Net with Kids, December 6, 2006
"Pasta Puzzle," New Scientist, December 2, 3006
"En ironisk grimas säger mer än tusen ord," Trelleborgsallehanda [Sweden], December 1, 2006
Crossword Puzzle [with several Ig-related clues], Onion, November 29, 2006
"Featherstone's Flamingos Gone For Now," Forbes, November 26, 2006
"Famous dead sparrows," New Scientist, November 25, 2006
"Murphy's Law," World Wide Words, November 25, 2006
"Do Woodpeckers Get Headaches? If Not, Why Not?," Berkeley Daily Planet, November 21, 2006
"What If You Can't Win a Nobel Prize?" Human Events, November 20, 2006
"Mosquito cell phone ring buzzes through hallways and classrooms," Black & White, November 20, 2006
"1952: Union Products of Leominster, Mass. begins producing two-dimensional "Plastics for the Lawn," including dogs, ducks, frogs -- and flamingos," Roanoke Times, November 19, 2006
"Ig Noble Awards (UK)", MPDClick, November 17, 2006
"Francis Fesmire is a brilliant man," Chattanooga Times Free Press, November 17, 2006
"Boldly Going Nowhere," South Missourian, November 16, 2006
"Entrega revista de humor científica premios Ignobel, (antiNobel)," Unión de Periodistas de Cuba, November 14, 2006
"Kyoto Prize honors achievement and character," USA Today, November 12, 2006
"Drum roll, please: the Ig Nobel Prizes," Regina Leader-Post, November 9, 2006
"Pointless Science," California Aggie, November 8, 2006
"EDITORIAL: The obese should not be unfairly targeted," Times of India, November 5, 2006
"Ignobel Cause," Lunch, Autumn 2006
"Estudiando el menú del escarabajo pelotero," El Diario de Madryn [ Spain], Novenber 3, 2006
"Backstory: Extinction of an American icon?" Christian Science Monitor, November 2, 2006
"Adiós al flamenco de EU, alter ego del enano de jardín europeo," El Porvenir [Mexico], November 1, 2006
"Bottled water: morally reprehensible?" Houston Chronicle, November 2006
"Bye bye birdie," St. Petersburg Times, October 31, 2006
"Par le Prix lg Nobel d'ornithologie 2006," Ornitomedia [France], October 29, 2006
"Les prix IgNobel. La science," L'Humanite [France], October 29, 2006
"For it is noble to be Ig Nobel," Business Day, October 28, 2006
"Biology instructors gather at Millikin to exchange ideas, laugh a little," Herald & Review, October 27, 2006
"Mort du flamant rose de jardin," Cyberpresse [Canada], October 26, 2006
"Father of Ig Nobels bringing show to UI," News-Gazette, October 23, 2006
"Noise in the Hood," Hotpress, October 23, 2006
"Why woodpeckers don't get headaches," Portland Sunday Telegram, October 22, 2006
"The Ig Nobel Prizes," Shanghai Evening Post [China], October 22, 2006
"Curing hiccups: Ig Nobel 2006," Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 21, 2006
"Hopotutkimuksen juhlaa," Kauppalehti Presso [Finland], October 21, 2006
"Boomers bemoan flamingo's final flight," Toronto Star, Boston Herald, October 20, 2006
"Not a leg to stand on: Plastic flamingos face extinction," Boston Herald, October 20, 2006
"Twilight Zone: Dr. NakaMats’ inventions," Ping Mag, October 20, 2006
"RIP: Pink Flamingo, 1957-2006," South Florida Sun-Sentinel, October 20, 2006
"Penguin poo not an ignoble cause," New Zealand Herald, October 19, 2006
"Weird science marches on," Sarasota Herald-Tribune, October 19, 2006
"On erudite vernacular, i.e. big words," Daily Princetonian, October 18, 2006
"Science Will Save the World... But Not Yet," Boise Weekly, October 18, 2006
"Bigger Isn't Always Better," Harvard Crimson, October 18, 2006
"O Prêmio IgNobel de Economia," Mídia Sem Máscara [Brazil], October 18, 2006
"What is it about flowing hair and scientists?" Chicago Sun-Times, October 17, 2006
"Premi Ig Nobel 2006," Corriere della Fantascienza [Italy], October 17, 2006
"Nobel vs. Ig Nobel," Cyberpresse [Quebec], October 16, 2006
"LES IG'NOBELS" [with AUDIO] France Inter [France], October 16, 2006
"This grating noise goes way, way back," Philadelphia Inquirer, October 16, 2006
"Ig Nobel 2006 : des prix Nobel qui sentent le fromage," Futura Sciences [France], October 16, 2006
"There's something Nobel about the Igs," The Scotsman, October 16, 2006
"Dove c'è Barilla c'è fisica," Il Sole 24 Ore [Italy], October 15, 2006
"The 2006 Ig Nobel Prizes," Newsweek [Russia], October 15, 2006
"Implausible, but science is fun too," Times of India, October 15, 2006
"Something television should discover," Montreal Gazette, October 15, 2006
"The importance of smelly feet and stinky cheese," BMJ, October 14, 2006
"Ig Nobel Prizes 2006" [with AUDIO], The Science Show [ABC], October 14, 2006
"The 2006 Ig Nobel prizes," New Scientist, October 14, 2006
"The Prize Is Right" and "Irreverent ... Irrelevant ... Ig Nobel" [with VIDEO], CBS Evening News, October 13, 2006
"De Wereld Draait Door" [with VIDEO -- start around the 37 minute mark], VARA TV [The Netherlands] October 13, 2006
"Princeton professor deems Ig Nobel award 'cool'," Trenton Times, October 13, 2006
"IgNobel : Les scientifiques ont de l’humour," AgoraVox [France], October 13, 2006
"Answering a lifelong question of mine ... do woodpeckers get headaches?" Southern Illinoisan, October 13, 2006
"Les anti-nobel dévoilent leurs lauréats," L'express [France], October 13, 2006
"Repelente para adolescentes ganha prémio," Portugal Diário [Portugal], 13, 2006
"We Salute You, Brave and Underappreciated Scientists," ThomasNet, October 13, 2006
"Décernés," Le Point [France], October 13, 2006
"Hard-hitting endeavour captures Ig Nobel," Nature, October 12, 2006
"This Year's Ig Nobel Prizes" [AUDIO and transcript], Nature podcast, October 12, 2006
"ls sont fous ces chercheurs," Nouvel Observateur [France], October 12, 2006
"Arrivano i premi Ig-Nobel," Unimagazine [Italy], October 12, 2006
"Scientific satisfaction a blink or two away," Business Day, October 12, 2006
"Assegnati i premi 'Ignobel'," Altromolise [Italy], October 12, 2006
"Teenies drohen Ohrenschmerzen," Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung [Germany], October 11, 2006
"Premios para desmitificar la ciencia," Levante [Spain], October 11, 2006
"Local Professor Wins Quirky Award for Research," WTVF, October 11, 2006
"Smiley Face loses out to Ig Nobel Prize on CBS," Worcester Telegram, October 11, 2006
"Psychology professor wins Nobel, er ... Ig Nobel," Daily Princetonian, October 11, 2006
"EDITORIALE: Sugli IgNobel piovono aeroplanini di carta," Il Manifesto [Italy], October 11, 2006
"Comic Elements," Times of India, October 11, 2006
"Los premios anti-Nobel," Las Provincias [Spain], October 11, 2006
"Tornano gli Ignobel per le ricerche più pazze" and "Quindici anni di IgNobel, il meglio," Corriere della Sera [Italy], October 10, 2006
"The Nobel shortlist: a speculator`s guide," Business Standard, October 10, 2006
"Pazzi e... Ignobel," Libero [Italy], October 10, 2006
"Assegnati gli IgNobel," Giornale Tecnologico [Italy], October 10, 2006
"Pesquisas estranhas e engraçadas, são homenageadas," Aquidauana News [Brazil], October 10, 2006
"IgNobel: l'altra faccia dei premi Nobel," Jugo [Italy], October 10, 2006
"The 2006 Ig Nobel Prize winners" [AUDIO] Scientific American podcast, October 10, 2006
"Hiccup problems? Try bum massage," (Singapore) Electric New Paper, October 10, 2006
"I Premi Ignobel," Babilonia Magazine [Italy], October 10, 2006
"Anti-Nobelpreis für Forschung zu Essverhalten von Mistkäfern," Mittelbayerische Zeitung [Germany], October 10, 2006
"Da Harvard arrivano i premi 'Ignobel'," AudioNews [Italy], October 10, 2006
"Honour for Phelps is far from Ig Nobel," Times of London, October 10, 2006
"IgNobel prizes celebrate the unusual," CRI English, October 10, 2006
"Charles Nevin: What next for science, the custard pi?" Independent, October 9, 2006
"Ig-Nobel-Preise verliehen," Paranews [Germany], October 9, 2006
"Ig Nobel Prizes," CBS Evening News, October 9, 2006
"Scientists awarded for research that's worth a laugh," USA Today, October 9, 2006
"Enemigos de la paz," ABC [Spain], Octoer 9, 2006
"Ig Nobel Prizes are presented," Hankooki (Korean), October 9, 2006
"I Can't Believe It's Not I Can't Believe It's Science," Seed, October 9, 2006
"Wenn Spechte Kopfschmerzen haben," Berliner Morgenpost [Germany], October 9, 2006
"And the winners are...," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 9, 2006
"NOBELUL TRASNITILOR," Ziarul, October 9, 2006
"Quietschen für den Frieden," Financial Times Deutschland [Germany], October 9, 2006
"EDITORIAL: Life, the universe and rectal solutions," Hindustan Times, October 9, 2006
"Les scientifiques «lâchent leur fou»," Cyberpresse [Quebec], October 8, 2006
"Stinky feet, annoying noise top IgNobel prize list," China Daily, October 8, 2006
"Fingernails on a Chalkboard Garner Psychologist Ig Nobel Prize" [and AUDIO], PhysOrg, October 8, 2006
"An award to give one a headache," Daily Democrat [Woodland, California], October 8, 2006
"Los del hipo," ABC [Spain], October 8, 2006
"EDITORIAL: Science Salutes Satire," Manila Sunday Times, October 8, 2006
"Teenager Repellent Is Top Winner Of Ig Nobels Prize," All Headline News, October 8, 2006
"Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded," Big 5 [China], October 8, 2006
"Estudio sobre hedor de los pies gana 'Ignobel' 2006," La República [Perú], October 8, 2006
"Pennies for your thoughts," Stuff [New Zealand], October 8, 2006
"The scientific equivalent of This is True," This is True, October 8, 2006
"The Ig Nobel Prizes Are Awarded," Beijing News [China], October 8, 2006
"Mock-it scientists: Eyes on the Ig Nobel prize at MIT," Boston Herald, October 8, 2006
"Annoying, irrational and the ridiculous spur Ignobel wins," Taipei Times, October 7, 2006
"Ricerche da igNobel: perché al picchio non viene l’emicrania?" Il Giornale [Italy], October 7, 2006
"O Nobel do humor," Jornal Cidade [Brazil], October 7, 2006
"Lachen und Denken," Die Zeit [Germany], October 7, 2006
"STRIKE OUT! Japan shut out of the igNobel Prize!" 3Yen, October 7, 2006
"Warum Spechte kein Kopfweh haben Zahlreiche Auszeichnungen für skurrile Forschungsarbeiten," Bietigheimer Zeitung [Germany], October 7, 2006
"Ig Nobel: des prix Nobel moins sérieux," Sur-la-Toile [France], October 7, 2006
"Dung beetles land Kuwaitis an...IgNobel,",Kuwait Times, October 7, 2006
"Prijs voor stinkende voeten," NRC Handelsblad [The Netherlands], October 7, 2006
"Hickirigi durdurmanin yolunu bulana 'Nobel'," Millyet [Turkey], October 7, 2006
"The Ig Nobel Prizes," Sina [China], October 7, 2006
"EDITORIAL: We say this is merely a case of floccinaucinihilipilification," Austin American-Statesman, October 7, 2006
"De alternative Nobel-begavelser," Berlingske [Denmark], October 7, 2006
"Prize for Nailing It," Glasgow Daily Record, October 7, 2006
"También otorgan premios Anti-Nobel," El Comercio [Peru], October 7, 2006
"Catlak profesorler!" Radikal [Turkey], October 7, 2006
"Se premiaza ciudateniile! - IgNobel, 'varul de la tara' al serioaselor distinctii Nobel," Jurnalul [Romania], October 7, 2006
"Ig Nobel fame in blink of an eye ... or not," West Australian, October 7, 2006
"Vandy prof owes award to nails on chalkboard," The Tennesseean, October 7, 2006
"Weibliche Mücken lieben Fußkäse Anti-Nobelpreise," Der Tagesspiegel, October 7, 2006
"Ig Nobel Peace Prize: Teen Repellent," National Ledger, October 7, 2006
"Premio a la ciencia inútil," Mundodehoy [Mexico], October 7, 2006
"Headache-immune woodpeckers, picky dung beetles win Ig Nobels," Turkish Daily News, October 7, 2006
"Curioso masaje contra el hipo," El Periódico [Spain], October 7, 2006
"Teenage-skræmmer vinder pris," TV2 Ostjylland [Denmark], October 7, 2006
"Aussies win open and shutter case," The Age, October 7, 2006
"Para quitar el hipo," Ideal [Spain], October 7, 2006
"Dirty work for an Ig Nobel cause," Australian, October 7, 2006
"El «Nobel» de lo absurdo," La Razon [Spain], October 7, 2006
"Ignoble Fate for Ig Nobel Prizes, or How Technology Bites Back," Chronicle of Higher Education, October 6, 2006
"IgNobel prizes celebrate the unusual," Al Jazeera, October 6, 2006
"Dispositivo antiadolescente ganha prêmio Ig Nobel," O Estado de Sao Paulo (Portugal]. October 6, 2006
"Deux Français reçoivent l'IgNobel pour leurs travaux sur les spaghettis," Le Figaro [France], October 6, 2006
"Des Nobels pour les trouvailles les plus loufoques" [with many photos], Le Figaro, [France], October 6, 2006
"The Ig Nobel Prizes," Yediot Aharonot [Israel], October 6, 2006
"Electronic teenager repellant and scraping fingernails, the sounds of Ig Nobel success," Guardian, October 6, 2006
"Los insólitos anti Nobel," InfoBAE [Spain], October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel: la cassure du spaghetti et les migraines du grand pic," Sciences et Avenir [France], October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel Diary," Nature, October 6, 2006
"Estudios científicos más estúpidos reciben el 'Anti-Nobel'," Cadena Peruana de Noticias [Peru], October 6, 2006
"The Ig Nobel Prizes," CCTV [China], October 6, 2006
"SÁTIRA DO NOBEL, IG NOBEL PREMIA CIÊNCIA DIVERTIDA E INÚTIL," Globo [Brazil], October 6, 2006
"Un estudio sobre el hedor de los pies gana el premio Ignobel 2006," Diario de Navarra [Spain], October 6, 2006
"Remise des 'anti-Nobel' : projets sérieux et absurdes recompenses," Romandie News [France], October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel Award Celebrates the Strange" [with AUDIO], NPR Morning Edition, October 6, 2006
"¿Por qué a los pájaros carpinteros no les duele la cabeza?," Cinco Días [Spain], October 6, 2006
"Why woodpeckers don't get headaches and other important scientific discoveries," [London] Telegraph, October 6, 2006
"Premio Nobel para…los inventos más absurdos del año," Canal 26 [Argentina], October 6, 2006
"Teen repellant takes Ig Nobel Peace Prize," CNET, October 6, 2006
"Ig-Nobel-Preis 2006: Wenn Schockwellen durch Nudeln rasen," Sueddeutsche [Germany], October 6, 2006
"El olor a 'pata'," Diario Hoy [Argentina], October 6, 2006
"Weird Science Wows At Ig Nobels," Harvard Crimson, October 6, 2006
"Cómo curar el hipo a través de un masaje rectal," El Nuevo Diario [Nicaragua], October 6, 2006
"Premian a lo mejor de la ciencia inútil," El Universal [México], October 6, 2006
"Mosquito Wins Ig Nobel Prize," Real Tech News, October 6, 2006
"Un Nobel alternatif pour les spaghettis français," TF1 [France], October 6, 2006
"No N.H. winner at the 2006 Ig Nobels, alas ...,," Granite Geek, October 6, 2006
"Los inventos más absurdos del año," 168 Horas [Spain], October 6, 2006
"And the Ig Nobel goes to...," Ars Technica, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel : travaux de recherche qui font rire puis réfléchir," Génération NT [France], October 6, 2006
"An answer to a jarring question," Sacramento Bee, October 6, 2006
"Teenager repellent wins award," Ananova, October 6, 2006
"¿Por qué a los pájaros carpinteros no les duele la cabeza?" La Calle [Uruguay], October 6, 2006
"Helden der Mistkäfer-Forschung und Teenie-Bekämpfung," Die Welt [Germany], October 6, 2006
"IgNobel 2006," Radioactif [France], October 6, 2006
"So it is true... a shock really will stop the hiccups," Times of London, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobels Given For Wacky, Odd Research," KIT Tech, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel awards presented at Harvard," United Press International, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony," Asahi Shimbun [Japan], October 6, 2006
"Les anti-Nobel récompensent une étude sur le son de l’ongle sur le tableau," L'Orient-Le Jour [France], October 6, 2006
"Harvard-Universität prämiert irre Forschungen," T-Online [Germany], October 6, 2006
"Der IgNobel-Preis 2006," Bayerischer Rundfunk [Germany], October 6, 2006
"ANTI-NOBELPREIS Schutz gegen Teenager, Specht ohne Kopfweh," Limmattal [Switzerland], October 6, 2006
"IgNobel-Preise: Anti-Teenager-Gerät ausgezeichnet," Standard [Austria], October 6, 2006
"Von Teenager-Abwehr bis Spaghettiforschung," Stern [Germany], October 6, 2006"ANTI-NOBELPREIS Warum Spechte keinen Kopfschmerz kennen," Spiegel [Germany], October 6, 2006
"Ig-Nobel-Preis für blinzelfreie Fotos," Scienceticker [Germany], October 6, 2006
"Auszeichnung für kuriose und schräge Forschungen,"Krone [Austria], October 6, 2006
"2006 Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded," Slashdot, October 6, 2006
"Honoring the Scholars Who Answer Questions Most People Don't Ask," and "A Partial List of 2006 Ig Nobel Prize Winners," Washington Post, October 6, 2006
"Blink-free photos win Ig Nobel," ABC News, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel prizes hail 'digital rectal massage'," New Scientist, October 6, 2006
"The 2006 Ig Nobel Prize Winners," Med Gadget, October 6, 2006
"The Ig Nobel Prizes," [AUDIO and AUDIO] BBC World Service, October 6, 2006
"Teenage Deterrent Wins Prize," Red Herring, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel laureates recognized for dubious research," Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2006
"Woodpecker Headaches and Hiccup Treatments Honored," Science Now, October 6, 2006
"Physical Review Letter on Breaking Spaghetti Leads to 2006 Ig Noble Award," PhysOrg, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel 2006 Prize in mathematics," PhysOrg, October 6, 2006
"Alternative Nobels honour excellence in quirky science," Irish Times, October 6, 2006
"Headache-immune woodpeckers, picky dung beetles win IgNobels," PhysOrg, October 6, 2006
"2006 Ig Nobels Reward Research in Hiccups, Poop, and Bad Writing" [with a beautiful photo], National Geographic News, October 6, 2006
"Wacky Ig Nobel prizes celebrate the unusual," MSNBC, October 6, 2006
"Cheesey awards," Chemistry World, October 6, 2006
"And the Ig Nobel Prize goes to… digital rectal massage to cure hiccups” research!," South Asian Women's Forum, India, October 6, 2006
"Um, but doctor, that's not where I'm hiccuping! "Sudbury Daily Item, October 6, 2006
"Stinky feet, teen repellants top Ig Nobel honors list," Earth Times, October 6, 2006
"Ig-Nobelprijs voor tenenkaaswerk," de Volkskrant [The Netherlands], October 6, 2006
"Stinky feet research," In The News [UK], October 6, 1006
"Fingernails on a chalkboard garner Vanderbilt psychologist Ig Nobel Prize," [with AUDIO] Venderbilt News Service, October 6, 2006
"Rectal hiccups cure secures Ig Nobel Prize," Register, October 6, 2006
"Nails on blackboard study wins spoof Nobel," CNN, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobel Awards," Mumbai Mirror, October 6, 2006
"Their science draws laughs, and prizes," Boston Globe, October 6, 2006
"Why woodpeckers don't get headaches (and other Ig Nobel Prize winners)," Independent [London], October 6, 2006
"The insider's guide: The IgNobel prize," CNN, October 6, 2006
"Teen repellent is Ig Nobel winner," BBC News, October 6, 2006
"Ig Nobels Honors Odd Scientific Research," CBS News, October 6, 2006
"Unblinking Australians win IgNobel," Cosmos, October 6, 2006
"List of 2006 Ig Nobel Winners," Fox News, October 6, 2006
"Dutch entomologists get Ig Nobel prize for mosquito-cheese link," Raw Story, October 5, 2006
"Research On Stinky Feet Awarded IgNobel prize," All Headline News, October 5, 2006
"Estudio sobre el hedor de pies gana premio “Ignobel” 2006," La Nación [Chile], October 5, 2006
"Don't IgNore it! It's Ig Nobel time again," Harvard Gazette, October 5, 2006
"Los Premios IgNobel," El Norte de Castilla [Spain], October 4, 2006
"Self-Perfuming Suits, and Other Award-Winning Weird Science," ABC News, October 4, 2006
"The lighter side of science," Ottawa Citizen, October 3, 2006
"Unos premios de locura," Muy Interesante Junior [Spain], October 2006
"The Igs are coming!" Mental Floss, October 2, 2006
"The insider's guide to the Nobel Prize," CNN, October 2, 2006
"Poedelprijs met prestige," Quest [The Netherlands], October 2006
"Ig Nobel winners are found by GraniteGeek . . . and then lost again," Nashua Telegraph, September 27, 2006
"Ig Nobels gear up for annual awards ceremony," Guardian, September 22, 2006
"Wolfram co-founder breathes new life into Periodic Table," News-Gazette, September 21, 2006
"Does chocolate cause zits?," St. Paul Pioneer Press, September 19, 2006
"Proof that there are no new ideas," Calorie Counter News, September 18, 2006
"Vreemde eend in de bijt," Zone5300 [The Netherlands], autumn 2006
"Blessed with baldness," Lanontan Valley News, September 18, 2006
"The Hair Club for Scientists," The 9 [Yahoo TV], September 13, 2006
"The mane attraction," Metro [UK], September 13, 2006
"N.H. will never be big without an Ig," Nashua Telegraph, September 6, 2006
"Hair Club for Geeks," Wired, September 2006
"Wetenskap wat ’n mens laat glimlag én nadink," Die Burger [South Africa], September 1, 2006
"Alpbach: Nobelpreisträger Wilczek als 'Opernstar'", ORF [Austria], August 27, 2006
"Strange But Beautiful" and"Ein Nobelpreisträger auf Abwegen" and "It’s all about making people laugh," Alpbach News [Austria]. August 27, 2006
"'Ig-Nobelpreis': Gute Chancen für Österreich," ORF [Austria], August 26, 2006
"The World's Longest-Running Experiments," Fox News, August 25, 2006
"Frank Wilczek spielt das Atom," Die Presse [Austria], August 19, 2006
"'Atom and Eve' im Dorf der Denker," Factory [Austria], July-August 2006
"Wie ook gek is, leuk gek, dat is Kees Moeliker," Elsevier [The Netherlands], July 25, 2006
"The siren's call of karaoke," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 25, 2006
"European Bureau of Improbable Research vestigt zich in het Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam," Straatgras [The Netherlands], July 2006
"Karaoke still loud and clear at Maine hotspots," Bangor Daily News, July 24, 2006
"'Blind' drunk after one drink," BPS Research Digest, July 20, 2006
"Weird science: When breaking wind may lead to a breakthrough," Waterbury Republican-American, July 16, 2006
"Beating the blues," Jamaica Observer, July 9, 2006
"More info than any mind can devour," Quad City Times, July 8, 2006
"'Mritak' recommended for Independence Day award," The Hindu, July 7, 2006
"The '5-Second Rule' — Fact Or Fiction?" CBS News, July 4, 2006
"And the winner of the Ig Nobel prize for medicine...," Student BMJ, June 2006
"A 'Polar Biology Publication' that prevailed: forces at work when Penguins Poo," Polar Biology, June 2006
"Mysteries of the Universe Still Beyond Our Grasp," Yorkshire Post, June 14, 2006
"Cosmic Conundrums And Everyday Mysteries," Korea Times, June 9, 2006
"Mona Lisa Speaks!" Ohmy News [Korea], June 2, 2006
"Aided by forensic scientists at the Cambridge-based Annals of Improbable Research...," Weekly Dig, June 1, 2006
"El Premio Nobel de la risa [da que pensar]," Etiqueta Negra [Peru], May 2006
“Onwaarschijnlijk onderzoek,” Volkskrant Banen [The Netherlands], May 30, 2006
"Videoregistratie Marc Abrahams," [Video], Noorderlicht [The Netherlands], May 27, 2006
"Kip was niet eerder," Bionieuws [The Netherlands] May 27, 2006
“Europees Bureau voor Onwaarschijnlijk Onderzoek,” Straatmagazine [The Netherlands], May 27, 2006
“Voor de lol en de ernst,” Trouw [The Netherlands], May 26, 2006
"747live met John Buijsman: Kees Moeliker," 747live [The Netherlands], May 26, 2006
"The man who taught the world to sing," Independent, May 24, 2006
"The improbable empire grows," Guardian, May 23, 2006
"Het Carnaval der Wetenschap," [video] Koppensnellers [The Netherlands], May 20, 2006
"Bureau onwarschijnlijk onderzoek in Rotterdam," Trouw, [The Netherlands], May 20, 2006
"Europese Ig-Nobel zetelt in Rotterdam," de Volkskrant [The Netherlands], May 20, 2006
"Bureau onwaarschijnlijk onderzoek in R'dam," Telegraaph [The Netherlands], May 19, 2006
"Japanese lab recreates Mona Lisa's voice," The Register, May 19, 2006
"Wetenschap en humor: leven na een doed eend," AD [The Netherlands], May 19, 2006
"Onwaarschijnlijk onderzoeksbureau," [audio] Radio Rijnmond [The Netherlands], May 18, 2006
"Japanese lab creates 'Da Vinci' voices," Turkish Press, May18, 2006
"Europees bureau voor onwaarschijnlijk onderzoek," Noorderlicht [The Netherlands], May 16, 2006
"But what about the Ig Nobels?" Philippines Daily Inquirer, May 13, 2006
"Dr. Nakamats and his Ig Nobel Prize," CNN, May 9, 2006
"Silliness is the mother of most inventions," Winnipeg Sun, May 4, 2006
"How do penguins go without ever leaving?," National Post, May 4, 2006
"Nieuwe afdeling NMR," Nieuw Rotterdam [The Netherlands], May 2006
"Rating scientists: Brains, yes, but what about their hair?," Columbia News Service, April 18, 2006
"Et vous trouvez ça drôle?" Sport et Vie [France], March-April 2006
"IgNobel chemists on tour," Chemistry World, April 3, 2006
"Steve Penfold managed to turn our coffee and doughnut obsession into a doctoral thesis," Toronto Star, March 26, 2006
"Fables and Faith : Don’t forget to feed on joy, humor," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 20, 2006
"No question is too crazy to snare a prize," Washington Post, March 19, 2006
"Muscarella wasn't worried about his own hair," Baltimore Sun, March 19, 2006
"Len Fisher -- Ig Nobel Winner," Radio National Breakfast [ABC Radio], March 16, 2006
"Ig Nobels," Radio National Breakfast [ABC Radio], March 16, 2006
"The 'butter-side-down' school of science," BBC News, March 13, 2006
"Drivers in the cold seat," Science Business, March 13, 2006
"Ig Nobel science explained," The Scotsman, March 11, 2006
"The 2005 Ig Nobel Prizes," Jeopardy, March 8, 2006
"Whoever invented karaoke should get the Nobel Peace Prize...," Seattle Weekly, March 8, 2006
"Mens & dier," De Tijd [The Netherlands], March 3, 2006
"5 Second Rule: Fact or Fiction?," Mills College Weekly, March 2, 2006
"Some more noble than others...," Reader's Digest, March 2006
"Smelly frogs don't get insect bites," ABC News, February 22, 2006
"Flipping Over Flapjacks," Lawrence Journal-World, February 22, 2006
"Reflecting on award-winning research," Chemical & Engineering News, February 17, 2007
"Give brains the reins... So, may I humbly suggest that TV execs consider the Ig Nobel prizes for wide broadcast. I'm not the only one. Consider this ringing..." Montreal Gazette, February 8, 2006
"Getting the dirt on the 5-second rule," Sacramento Bee, February 3, 2006
"Have you heard of the Ignoble Awards that raise a laugh," The Hindu, February 2, 2006
"Dr Karl awarded AM for belly button lint," ABC News, January 26, 2006
"Myth-buster Dr Karl makes honours list," 7News, January 26, 2006
"Taking the plunge," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, January 22, 2006
"Laughing aloud at scientific absurdities," Washington Times, January 15, 2006
"The Improbable Research Web Site," Our World [VOA], January 14, 2006
"You Don't Really NEED an Alarm Clock -- But, Just in Case...," Newhouse News Service, January 11, 2006
"Award-winning slime," Pool and Spa News, January 9, 2006
"The X-pert Files: James Watson," New Zealand Herald, January 4, 2006

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