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...great way to do it,” said Nic J. Svenson, who was rewarded for her research which estimated how many group photos need to be taken in order to get a good one. Other projects were also inspired by researchers’ own daily frustrations. Literature winner Daniel Oppenheimer won for his report “Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly.” Oppenheimer’s short acceptance speech showed he had clearly learned from his findings. “My research shows conciseness is interpreted...

Author: By Logan R. Ury, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Weird Science Wows At Ig Nobels | 10/6/2006 | See Source »

...center around who the next Pope will be, what the next celebrity divorce will be, and whether there will ever be a female U.S. president. But each year odds players try to read the minds of a cryptically secretive, notoriously unpredictable group of people in Sweden who choose the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Winner Is Never A Solid Bet | 10/6/2006 | See Source »

...because of its size and strategic location, the most pressing challenge to democracy in Latin America is Manuel López Obrador, the Mexican presidential candidate who refuses to acknowledge his defeat in July’s election. The winner of the election, the current president, and even the founder of his own party have all called on Obrador to concede, as have many foreign nations. Although his opponent won by less than 1 percent, Mexico’s electoral court declared the process valid and European election monitors testify that, for once, there was no fraud...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Better Luck Next Time | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

...Biggest Winner in the Foley Scandal Until last week, no one was giving millionaire Democratic candidate Tim Mahoney much of a chance in his race for Congress. Now he's the frontrunner

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time to Close the Book on Washington Pages? | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

...Biggest Winner in the Foley Scandal Until last week, no one was giving millionaire Democratic candidate Tim Mahoney much of a chance in his race for Congress. Now he's the frontrunner

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Right-Wing Rebellion on the Foley Scandal | 10/4/2006 | See Source »

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