Next week's Nobels? Bah! The real action comes tonight at 7:15 p.m. ET at Harvard - when this year's Ig Nobel Prize ceremony pays tribute to science that makes you laugh, and then makes you think. Catch the webcast via Improbable.com, and thrill to prize-winners who are following in the footsteps of the geniuses behind the flame-throwing automobile and the LOX-equipped barbecue grill. And if you still can't figure out what the Ig Nobels are all about, listen to this podcast.
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