SaveTheTuaHawk comments on The 2025 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

The reality is science prizes are nothing but popularity contests mixed with politics.

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[–] Vector@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sure, I would guess that the same goes for just about any contest that can’t be objectively measured.

At least they’re trying to do fun, interesting, and useful. 🙂

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