"Highlights of this year's Ig Nobel recipients include a nutrition prize for studying the preferred pizza toppings of rainbow lizards at a seaside resort in Togo (their favourite is four cheese), and a physics award for figuring out how to prepare the perfect cacio e pepe a pasta dish made with grated pecorino romano cheese and black pepper that is surprisingly hard to get right (see The 2025 Ig Nobel prizewinners in full')."
"The Ig Nobels were founded in 1991 by Marc Abrahams, editor of satirical magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Previous winners have included the discovery that orgasm can be an effective nasal decongestant, the levitation of live frogs using magnets and research on necrophilia in ducks. In the prize's early days, receiving one was deemed silly or even insulting by so"
The Ig Nobel prizes recognize unconventional research that provokes laughter and thought, offering an alternate celebration of scientific creativity. Recent winners include a nutrition study of rainbow lizards' preferred pizza toppings at a Togo seaside resort (favourite: four cheese) and a physics investigation that analysed phase transitions in cacio e pepe sauce to produce a reliable recipe. The physics work linked everyday cooking failures to physical principles and yielded a consistently successful preparation method. The prizes were founded in 1991 by Marc Abrahams. Past winners include studies on orgasm as a nasal decongestant, levitated frogs, and necrophilic behaviour in ducks. Early reactions treated the award as silly or insulting. Subscribing supports award-winning science journalism and coverage of discoveries and ideas.
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