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Herschbach and Glashow described similar experiences, saying that after receiving the prize, it became easier to obtain funding for research, but that their research plans did not change...
...Glashow also noted that there was some controversy surrounding the work of Dr. Stanley Prusiner of the University of California School of Medicine at San Francisco on prions--a new type of infectious agent consisting of a single protein with no genetic material...
...Ideally, the prize popularizes the important scientific developments of the day. It has a large propaganda value," Glashow said...
...Glashow also defended the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, which he participated in, when it came under attack in 1996 for trivializing serious scientific research...
...increases awareness that science can be fun. Contrary to the stereotype in movies, scientists can enjoy their work, and do, in fact, have a sense of humor. At least most of them," Glashow said in an article that appeared in the journal Nature after the ceremony...