Science research isn't always serious. In fact, sometimes it is quite silly. And it's this silly research the Ig Nobel Prize celebrates. Awarded since 1991, the Ig Nobel Prize reminds us that science can be fun too.
Here are some (example) that let us see what the Ig Nobel committee stands for. In 2007, its linguistics (语言学的) award was given to three researchers (prove) that rats couldn't tell the differences between Dutch spoken backward and Japanese spoken backward. Two years ago, a biologist who wrote a book (base) on his experience collecting dead and almost dead flies was awarded for his work. As for this year, one winner wrote a paper on how to create a cleaning product means of human saliva (唾液).
Every year there is a ceremony the winners receive their awards. It (official) begins when the audience is told to throw paper airplanes at the stage. Then the winners are given the chance to summarize (they) research in 60 seconds. The ceremony (become) mature over the years.
So, as we can see, the awards aren't just given for most scientifically important things in the world. But then again, what's more important than having fun?
