Discover IG Nobels 2014: When science derailed! – Be Geek

In the presence of five Nobel laureates true that the ceremony IG Nobels 2014 was held yesterday at Harvard . Ten winners were recognized for their research completely shifted without being uninteresting. Indeed, under the self-deprecating hiding a message in every project that opens the perspective for reflection on our society. 8 of 10 winners were present to receive their prizes from 10 trillion Zimbabwean dollars, remember the hyperinflation that ruined the value of the currency of the country

Economy : A study Italian which encourages governments to include income from drug trafficking and prostitution in its economy. Note that here the price used to denounce a study conducted in a totally serious purpose for the Italian government

Arctic Sciences . German and Norwegian researchers studied the reaction of a herd of reindeer in the presence of researchers dressed as polar bears

Biology . Researchers have shown that dogs are their needs in alignment with the earth’s magnetic field.

Medicine : A study shows that it is possible to cure nosebleeds using raw bacon inserted into the nostrils

<. strong> Arts : An Italian study shows that a person looking at an ugly work feels more pain when it burns the hand using a laser that a person looks at a work of beauty .

Psychology : Australian researchers have shown that night owls are more narcissistic and psychopathic that bed early

Neuroscience. : Canadian scientists studied the brain function of people thinking see the face of Jesus in toast

Nutrition . Spaniards were rewarded through their study on the design of a probiotic sausage crafted from bacteria in dirty diapers for babies

Public Health . Two teams studied the hazards mental health of people with a cat at home

Physics . Japanese group calculated the coefficient of friction between the shoes, floor and banana skins when slides on the last. As every year, the prize was to be very fast, which is why a small 8 year old daughter came screaming participants to remain silent when their acceptance speech was becoming too time consuming. See you next year to see what studies will win this prestigious competition

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