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A function of the journal Annals of Improbable Research, the Ig Nobel Prizes are the scientific equivalent of This is True: they "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. The prizes are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- and spur people's interest in science, medicine, and technology." The 16th annual awards, for instance, were just given. The 2006 Ig Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Howard Stapleton for his invention of the electromechanical teenager repellant -- a device that makes annoying noise designed to be audible to teenagers but not to adults. The Mathematics prize was awarded to Nic Svenson and Piers Barnes of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization, for calculating the number of photographs you must take to (almost) ensure that nobody in a group photo will have their eyes closed. All 16 years' worth are listed. Fun stuff. From This is True for 8 October 2006 Suggestions for further reading:
 List Price: $25.50 Amazon Price: $25.50 Editorial Review: Examines Professional Development Schools, or "teaching schools," and the myriad complex issues, from policy to personnel, that surround their operation. This book discusses a ten-year process of teacher education reform at a major public research university (The Ohio State University) and the challenges that ensued. The thirteen Professional Development Schools (PDSs) described are diverse, yet they share a focus on school/university collaboration, reform in teacher education, professional developments, and inquiry. The authors speak frankly about their history, outcomes, and hopes for the future. The message is that school/university collaboration is a potentially rich approach to reform, yet fraught with challenges, demands, and an uncertain future. Weird science.(Bulletins)(Ig Nobel prize from the Annals of Improbable Resear... By: Josh Schollmeyer List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc. on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 459 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Weird science.(Bulletins)(Ig Nobel prize from the Annals of Improbable Research) Author: Josh Schollmeyer Publication: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (Refereed) Date: January 1, 2005 Publisher: Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc. Volume: 61 Issue: 1 Page: 9(2) Distributed by Thomson Gale Mysteries of the deep; As scientists work to unlock the secrets of how climat... By: Bruce Stutz List Price: $9.95 Amazon Price: $9.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from OnEarth, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2007. The length of the article is 895 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Mysteries of the deep; As scientists work to unlock the secrets of how climate change is affecting the oceans, they may have found an improbable new power tool: bacteria. Author: Bruce Stutz Publication: OnEarth (Magazine/Journal) Date: March 22, 2007 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Page: 6(2) Distributed by Thomson Gale |
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