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...Japanese entrepreneurs were honored at the Seventh First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony last night for inventing Tamagotchi--small, plastic, virtual pet--and diverting millions of hours of work into their husbandry...
They were among recipients honored with ten Ig Nobel Prizes at a ceremony in a packed Sanders Theatre, which are awarded annually to individuals whose inventions or achievements "cannot or should not be reproduced...
...Four Nobel laureates including Dudley R. Herschbach, Baird professor of science, attended and participated in the ceremonies...
STOCKHOLM: Brushing aside objections that they only give prizes to white European males, the Nobel Academy Thursday awarded its prize for Literature? to a white European male. It is, nevertheless, likely to be a popular choice: the winner has amused audiences the world over...
...short-list of any critic, was a surprise choice ? but that in itself should not be a surprise: The first Nobel Literature Prize was awarded in 1901 to Sully Prudhomme over Leo Tolstoy. The Academy cited Fo for his ability to "simultaneously amuse, engage and provide perspectives." Fo's immortality is not yet assured, however ? after all, who remembers Sully Prudhomme...