Ig Nobel prizes honor whale snot and potty-mouthed pain relief
The 2010 Ig Nobel awards at Harvard celebrated quirky science with winners from Keele University and New Zealand on whale snot via a remote helicopter, socks outside shoes to curb ice slips, and bat sex life. Goldman Sachs and others won for risky investments that helped crash the economy.
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Annals of Improbable Research
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Keele University
United Kingdom
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Ilja van Beest
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AIG
Lehman Brothers
Bear Stearns Et al
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Sheldon Glashow
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Shiite Cleric Muqtada al Sadr backs Maliki in Iraqi deadlock
In Baghdad Muqtada al Sadr's Sa dr party endorses Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki as Iraq edges toward forming a new government after March elections. The move risks widening a sectarian divide while al Sadr seeks greater influence. Ayad Allawi remains a rival as talks continue.
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Allawi
Iraqiya
al-Sadr
Nassar al-Rubaie
Health Ministry
Iran
Muqtada al-Sadr
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