These Are the 10 Absolutely Weirdest Scientific Studies of the Year

Weird science

Everyone loves strange research—we love it enough to read an entire book about it. Each year, scientists gather at Sanders Theater at Harvard University to present the Ig Nobel Prizes to honor “research that makes people laugh, then think.” Presented by the Annals of Improbable Research, they look for the strange and unusual among actual studies from the last several years—as a parody of the actual Nobel Prizes. (And real Nobel scientists actually present the awards to the winners.) Here’s a look at this year’s prize-winning participants. (And check out some recent IG Nobel Laureates while you’re at it.)