More scientific answers to ridiculous questions

Schedule

Sun Oct 26 2025 at 08:45 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Bullingdon | Oxford, EN

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Check out unusual research with Dr Tom Crawford and delve deeper into the comedic world of ‘award-winning’ research."
About this Event

The Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded annuallyto celebrate unusual and seemingly trivial achievements in scientific research. Tonight, Dr Tom Crawford returns to share some more of his favourite improbable research – from postman’s testicles to bored teachers – and delve deeper into the comedic world of ‘award-winning’ research




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The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford, United Kingdom

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