What is structured procrastination?
Structured procrastination is the idea that you shift around your to-do list to tackle easier projects instead of the one important one. It’s an interesting approach to getting things done, and 99U has taken a look at why it often works.
How many Nobel prizes does IG give each year?
Ten prizes are awarded each year in many categories, including the Nobel Prize categories of physics, chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature, and peace, but also other categories such as public health, engineering, biology, and interdisciplinary research.
Who has won an Ig Nobel Prize and a Nobel Prize?
Andre Geim (Russia), won an Ig Nobel in 2000 for levitating a frog using magnets. Geim then won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for his research into graphene.
Who Organises the Ig Nobel Prizes?
— The Ig Nobel Prizes are organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research. The ceremony is co-sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Society of Physics Students and the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association.
Is procrastination a challenge?
Procrastination is a challenge we have all faced at one point or another. For as long as humans have been around, we have been struggling with delaying, avoiding, and procrastinating on issues that matter to us.
What does Ig in Ig Nobel Prize stand for?
ignoble
So we founded the satirical magazine “Annals of Improbable Research” and invented the Ig Nobel Prize in order to honor those very researchers. Right away, in 1991, it was a success – four Nobel Laureates came and presented the prizes. Ig stands for “ignoble”.
Are cats liquid Ig Nobel?
A French physicist has mathematically confirmed what many people have been suspecting for years. Cats are, in fact liquid. The researcher, Marc-Antoine Fardin, received an Ig Nobel Prize for his paper, titled “On the Rheology of Cats”.