
第36屆搞笑諾貝爾獎在瑞士蘇黎世登場,表彰10項「先讓人發笑,再引人深思」的科學成就,包括蟑螂奶營養價值以及富人偷糖等研究。
第36屆搞笑諾貝爾獎在瑞士蘇黎世登場,表彰10項先讓人發笑再引人深思的科學成就,涵蓋蟑螂奶營養、富人偷糖及擤鼻涕空氣動力學等研究。
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搞笑諾貝爾獎旨在以幽默諷刺方式致敬諾貝爾獎,表彰先讓人發笑再引人深思的科學成就。
(中央社蘇黎世3綜合外電報導)第36屆「搞笑諾貝爾獎」(Ig Nobel)今天在瑞士蘇黎世登場,表彰10項「先讓人發笑,再引人深思」的科學成就,包括蟑螂奶營養價值以及富人偷糖等研究。
美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)報導,在世界各地,科學家經常跳脫刻板印象的環境,進行非比尋常的研究,例如輕踩毒蛇身體不同部位,以查明究竟何種情況會引發蛇類開口咬人。
主辦單位在聲明中表示,這只是今天在搞笑諾貝爾獎獲得表彰的10項研究之一。這個獎項旨在突顯那些「先讓人發笑,再引人深思」的科學成就。
這項一年一度的頒獎典禮今天在瑞士蘇黎世(Zurich)舉行,本屆活動主題為「真菌」。
搞笑諾貝爾獎由「科學幽默雜誌」(Annals of Improbable Research)主辦,旨在以幽默諷刺方式致敬諾貝爾獎。
其他得獎研究包括發現「有證據顯示上流社會人士更有可能搶奪孩童的糖果、從事其他不道德行為」的研究,這項成果拿下經濟學獎;另一項發現蟑螂奶熱量是牛奶3倍的研究,則抱走化學獎。
醫學獎得主是一項名為「如何擤鼻涕:擤鼻涕的空氣動力學研究」的成果。
與此同時,探討接吻演化史的研究贏得生物力學獎。研究共同作者、英國牛津大學演化生物學家布林德爾(Matilda Brindle)接受CNN訪問時表示:「科學界遭受抨擊已有一段時間,與商業業和科技沒有明顯關聯的領域,愈來愈被認為無足輕重。」
防噴濺小便斗設計研究拿下物理學獎;利用蚊子口器作為3D列印噴嘴、被稱為「生源列印」(necroprinting)的研究,則贏得技術獎。

A new study published in Science Advances reveals that ancient Roman concrete from Hadrian's Villa grows stronger over centuries through a self-healing process as calcite crystals fill pores and microcracks.

Ten research teams received Ig Nobel prizes at a satirical science awards ceremony held in Zurich, Switzerland, marking the first time the event was hosted outside the US due to visa concerns. Winners included studies on cockroach milk, soil health using buried underwear, the evolutionary history of kissing, and the science of nose-blowing.

The European and Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft separated from their cruiser on Thursday, beginning the final leg of their journey to Mercury. Controllers waited two hours for confirmation via radio signals from ESA's control centre in Germany. If successful, the spacecraft will enter Mercury's orbit in November and split in December to study the planet.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope discovered a larger and more unstable decagonal atmospheric structure at the south pole of Saturn. It is located in a strong jet stream and moves eastward about 10 kilometers per hour, with a single side length of more than 16,700 kilometers. The study suggests the structure may have formed between 2017 and 2023, challenging past beliefs that Saturn's north pole hexagon is unique.

A team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences spent 12 years analyzing the genomes of 149 ancient humans from 11 sites in Gansu about 4,700-3,000 years ago. They found that although agricultural technology from West Asia was introduced to Gansu, there was no large-scale genetic component of Western populations. The local population was still a mixture of East Asian and northern components. The Mogou site showed extensive blood connections but limited internal marriages. The social structure was complex and not purely based on blood ties.

Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and emeritus professor at the University of Tsukuba, passed away in Yokohama on August 24 at the age of 90. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 for his development of "conductive polymers" that overturned the perception that plastics are not conductive. He has had a profound impact on the application of modern information technology industries.