Everything
started 17 years ago, when Marc Abrahams became editor of AIR. He was
meeting all kinds of people who had done things that were hard to describe,
and for the most part, nobody had ever heard of. For some of them, it
seemed a great shame that nobody would give them any kind of recognition,
and that was what really led to the birth of the Ig Nobels ... full
story
Chris Uhlik's children can be found in their home computer lab almost
every morning. Nicole is writing a story about her
two lizards. Tony is playing an interactive spelling game, while Andy
is learning multiplication tables. Even 5-year-old Joceline is clicking
away at a storybook game... full story
By HANNAH FAIRFIELD
Story from The New York Times (Published: February 10, 2008)
Everything
started 17 years ago, when Marc Abrahams became editor of AIR. He was
meeting all kinds of people who had done things that were hard to describe,
and for the most part, nobody had ever heard of. For some of them, it
seemed a great shame that nobody would give them any kind of recognition,
and that was what really led to the birth of the Ig Nobels ... 
her
two lizards. Tony is playing an interactive spelling game, while Andy
is learning multiplication tables. Even 5-year-old Joceline is clicking
away at a storybook game... 