Word: jir
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...such outlet is the Cambridge-based Journalof Irreproducible Results (JIR), a bimonthlymagazine solely dedicated to exposing the humor inscience...
...attempt to answer this basic question,the JIR solicits stories form scientistsworldwide. Recent publications have included apolitically correct table of the elements, and astudy on the effects of peanut butter on therotation of the earth...
According to Stanley J. Eigen, associate editorof JIR and associate professor of mathematics atNorthwestern University, "Our audience isscientists, engineers, UFO abductees, religiousfanatics--you know, the usual...
...never out to do anybody harm," saysAbrahams about JIR's mockery of seeminglylegitimate research...
...this end, the JIR each year hosts a ceremonyto present the "Ig Nobel" awards, a spoof of theprestigious Swedish awards. The Ig Noblescelebrate the humor in legitimate, butquestionable, research...