Ig Nobel Prizes awarded for the 31st time

Bacteria in discarded chewing gum and beards to protect against punching in the face: ten scientific studies that are intended to “first make you laugh and then think” have been awarded “Ig Nobel Prizes” in the USA (pronounced “ignoble”, which translates as “ignoble”) roughly called unworthy). Because of the corona pandemic, the traditionally shrill gala on Friday night was held exclusively over the Internet for the second time in a row.