Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize For achievements that first make people LAUGH then make them THINK 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 For the latest news, see the Ig blog The Ig Nobel awards are arguably the highlight of the scientific calendar. -- Nature At the 2009 ceremony , Public Health Prize winner Dr. Elena Bodnar demonstrates her invention a brassiere that, in an emergency, can be quickly converted into a pair of protective face masks, one for the brassiere wearer and one to be given to some needy bystander . She is assisted by Nobel laureates Wolfgang Ketterle (left), Orhan Pamuk , and Paul Krugman (right). PHOTO: Alexey Eliseev. 详细: http://www.improbable.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html#ig2009