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Marc Abrahams


Born
Newburyport, The United States
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Marc Abrahams writes the 'Improbable Research' column for the Guardian and is the author of 'This Is Improbable'. He is the founding editor of the science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research and founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are presented at Harvard University each year. Abrahams and the Ig have been covered by the BBC, New Scientist, Daily Mail, Times, and numerous other outlets internationally. He lives in Massachusetts. ...more

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IG NOBEL FACE-to-FACE — TODAY, Friday, September 4, 2026, 2:00 pm.

The Ig Nobel Face-to-Face event in Zurich happens today. You are invited. The new Ig Nobel Prize winners will ask each other questions about their work. WHERE: Hörsaal Universität Zürich, Rämistrasse 71, Zürich. The room is known as “the Gummy Bear Room”. WHEN: Friday, September 4, 2026, 2:00 pm. The Face-to-Face event is free. Seating […]
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The Ig Nobel Prizes
3.50 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions
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This Is Improbable: Cheese ...
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This is Improbable Too - Sy...
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The Ig Nobel Prizes 2: An A...
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The Best of Annals of Impro...
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Sex As a Heap of Malfunctio...
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The Man Who Tried to Clone ...
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Annals of Improbable Resear...
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