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[ad_1] Marc Mitchell and David Wartinger won the Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine this year. In his thank you speech, Wartinger described how their research was inspired by a patient who was …

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[ad_1] The judges awarded this year's Ig Nobel Prize for medicine to researchers who have studied the potential for passing kidney stones in roller coasters. Researchers thought that looping fast tracks could …

[ad_1] Enlarge / A "Moment of Science" of the 2017 Ig Nobel ceremony featured a demonstration of wave phenomena. Alexey Eliseev / Unlikely search Have you ever wondered why so many people …

[ad_1] There is a good chance that you have not read the instruction manual of the device you are currently reading. Key points Ig Nobels celebrates the science that makes you laugh, …

[ad_1] Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires perform on stage during the 2018 Americana Music Honors and Awards. Erika Goldring / Getty Images for Americana Music Association hide the legend toggle the legend …

[ad_1] TO CLOSE Here is some information about what is going on in your body when you have cancer and why it happens. Anne Saker / The Enquirer Cincinnati was born and …

[ad_1] Jocelyn Bell Burnell may not have won a Nobel Prize, but she has received another major scientific award. She tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro, of NPR, that she plans to help other people …

[ad_1] When Jocelyn Bell Burnell began her Ph.D. in physics at Cambridge University in 1965, she was convinced she was mistaken in admitting it. "I'm not clear enough for this place," she …

[ad_1] Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Here is Lulu 's Log, September 9, 2018, where we explore space, star and universe issues. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GARCIA-NAVARRO: …