Word: ig
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Amidst clouds of smoke, irreverent humor and vigorous audience participation, the 1992 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded last night at MIT's Kresge Auditorium...
...pseudo-scientific Journal of Irreproducible Results awards the much-coveted Ig Nobel Prizes to people whose accomplishments "should not or could not be reproduced...
Well, maybe the first annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony held at MIT was not so typical. The Ig Nobel prizes honoring individuals for irreproducible results in humanities and the sciences were made possible by the generosity of the late Ignatius ("Ig") Nobel, "the mythical inventor of soda pop and co-inventor of Excelsior," and possible relative of Alfred...
...night began with the entrance of a pink-clad ballerina scattering confetti. Various Ig Nobel dignitaries followed, holding placards proclaiming, "Save the Rat," "Recovering Mathematician," and "The 2nd Point of Light." The dignitaries paid homage to the King and Queen of Swedish Meatballs, and watched the Sacred Torch Bearer enter and disappear...
...Anne Willoughby had a dilemma. She is the director of a study begun in 1988 to see if infusions of immunoglobulin (IG) in children infected with the AIDS virus could boost their weak immune systems and help stave off illness. An independent panel that had been monitoring the investigation informed Willoughby early this month that children receiving monthly doses of IG, a protein produced by the body's cells, were faring significantly better than those given a placebo. The youngsters had fewer bacterial infections and fewer hospitalizations. News of the advance in treatment could have enormous consequences...