Is it easy to swim in syrup? Where do strange scientific discoveries come from
How are explosives and diamonds, Coca-Cola and birth rates, kisses and allergies connected? What is it like to live in a goat's skin or fly between drops like mosquitoes? Do plants have rights? Where does a bee sting the most? From...
a frivolous question to a real discovery is just one step... And science is definitely not a dull conveyor belt producing knowledge; it is full of mistakes, misconceptions, quirks, and unconventional approaches to problems. Scientists who dared to look at the world without prejudice sometimes become laureates of the Ig Nobel Prize "for achievements that first make you laugh, and then make you think". Genrich Ehrlich and Sergey Komarov talk about these incredible discoveries, experiments of researchers (including on themselves), parallels (for example, between the device of hell and black holes), far-reaching conclusions (protein structure restoration and reversing time), and most importantly — about the inexhaustible human curiosity, the ability to ask questions, and of course, a sense of humor.
How are explosives and diamonds, Coca-Cola and birth rates, kisses and allergies connected? What is it like to live in a goat's skin or fly between drops like mosquitoes? Do plants have rights? Where does a bee sting the most? From a frivolous question to a real discovery is just one step... And science is definitely not a dull conveyor belt producing knowledge; it is full of mistakes, misconceptions, quirks, and unconventional approaches to problems. Scientists who dared to look at the world without prejudice sometimes become laureates of the Ig Nobel Prize "for achievements that first make you laugh, and then make you think". Genrich Ehrlich and Sergey Komarov talk about these incredible discoveries, experiments of researchers (including on themselves), parallels (for example, between the device of hell and black holes), far-reaching conclusions (protein structure restoration and reversing time), and most importantly — about the inexhaustible human curiosity, the ability to ask questions, and of course, a sense of humor.
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