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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 40 MIN

#8 — From Nobel to Ig Nobel: The Weirdest Science That Actually Won a Prize

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We are back from holiday break! And in this episode, we dive into the Ig Nobel Prizes: the awards that celebrate research that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think. From bizarre experiments to surprisingly insightful studies, we play a game where we guess the Ig Nobel prize winners and discuss why “weird science” still matters. Proof that curiosity doesn’t always look serious and that science can be funny and brilliant.

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