Scientists are sometimes thought to be extremely serious. Here’s a newsletter to demonstrate that scientists can be quirky. I learned about the IgNobel Prize several years ago, after a medical school classmate won. To quote their website, these awards are given to highlight “research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.”

    The 2025 winners, along with winners from previous years, are listed here:

    They include:

    Pizza preferences among lizards foraging in a resort in Togo

    What happens to breast milk when nursing mothers eat garlic, and the baby’s response:

    Painting cows with zebra stripes decreases fly bites:

    Drinking alcohol improves the ability to speak in a foreign language:

    Alcohol impairs the ability of Egyptian fruit bats to navigate and fly:

    There are many more hilarious prize winners. If you are a geek like me, and need a chuckle, go visit the IgNobel website!