2008搞笑诺贝尔奖揭晓

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2008搞笑诺贝尔奖揭晓

liunianlong 发表于2008-10-6 星期一 16:02
转载自：科学松鼠会[http://songshuhui.net]

为了赶在诺贝尔奖之前抢尽风头，10月2日，08年度搞笑诺贝尔奖在哈佛大学揭晓.奖项如下，资料来源于“不可能的研究”网站

营养学奖. 意大利特兰托大学的Massimiliano Zampini 和牛津大学的Charles Spence 证明，吃薯片时的咔嚓声，也能让人感到口中物比实际的更新鲜脆爽。看来，我们可以用电子声音来取代薯片袋中的干燥剂了。 REFERENCE: “The Role of Auditory Cues in Modulating the Perceived Crispness and Staleness of Potato Chips,” Massimiliano Zampini and Charles Spence, Journal of Sensory Studies, vol. 19, October 2004,  pp. 347-63.

和平奖. 瑞士ECNH委员会和市民因为“齐物论”思想共享了这个奖项。他们接纳了植物也有尊严的法律观点－－还是那里的花草比较幸福。
REFERENCE: “The Dignity of Living Beings With Regard to Plants. Moral Consideration of Plants for Their Own Sake”
该委员会成员Urs Thurnherr出席了颁奖典礼.

考古学奖.巴西圣保罗大学的 Astolfo G. Mello Araujo 和José Carlos Marcelino 荣获此殊荣, 他们发现犰狳会跑到考古坑内胡搞，甚至可能影响历史进程。
REFERENCE: “The Role of Armadillos in the Movement of Archaeological Materials: An Experimental Approach,” Astolfo G. Mello Araujo and José Carlos Marcelino, Geoarchaeology, vol. 18, no. 4, April 2003, pp. 433-60.

生物学奖. 法国的Marie-Christine Cadiergues, Christel Joubert, and  Michel Franc 发现狗身上的跳蚤比猫身上的跳蚤跳得更高。这项研究商业价值巨大－－对于跳蚤马戏团来说。
REFERENCE: “A Comparison of Jump Performances of the Dog Flea, Ctenocephalides canis (Curtis, 1826) and the Cat Flea, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouche, 1835),” M.C. Cadiergues, C. Joubert, and M. Franc, Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 92, no. 3, October 1, 2000, pp. 239-41.

医学奖. 美国杜克大学的Dan Ariely 、麻省理工的Rebecca L. Waber 和斯坦福大学的, Baba Shiv 等 发现昂贵的假药比低廉假药更具疗效。当然，考虑到以淀粉制作的安慰剂同样疗效显著，结果应该在情理之中。
REFERENCE: “Commercial Features of Placebo and Therapeutic Efficacy,” Rebecca L. Waber; Baba Shiv; Ziv Carmon; Dan Ariely, Journal of the American Medical Association, March 5, 2008; 299: 1016-1017.
WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: Dan Ariely

认知科学奖.日本的Toshiyuki Nakagaki, Hiroyasu Yamada , Ryo Kobayashi, Atsushi Tero, Akio Ishiguro , 和匈牙利的 Ágotá Tóth , 发现一种类似变形虫的黏菌会走迷宫。似乎有成为生物计算机的潜力，不发奖金就是这么好，想给多少人发奖都可以.
REFERENCE: “Intelligence: Maze-Solving by an Amoeboid Organism,” Toshiyuki Nakagaki, Hiroyasu Yamada, and Ágota Tóth, Nature, vol. 407, September 2000, p. 470.
WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: Toshiyuki Nakagaki, Ryo Kobayashi, Atsushi Tero

经济学奖.新墨西哥大学的 Geoffrey Miller, Joshua Tybur and Brent Jordan , 发现脱衣舞娘的排卵周期会影响其小费收入.这给常看脱衣舞的哥们提了个醒，应该避开舞娘的排卵期（如果有可能得知的话）。
REFERENCE: “Ovulatory Cycle Effects on Tip Earnings by Lap Dancers: Economic Evidence for Human Estrus?” Geoffrey Miller, Joshua M. Tybur, Brent D. Jordan, Evolution and Human Behavior, vol. 28, 2007, pp. 375-81.
Brent Jordan：一位因描写其在拉斯维加斯一家夜总会工作而出名的作家，出席了颁奖礼。

物理学奖. 美国的Dorian Raymer,和 Douglas Smith ,给出了一个数学证明，证明一串细绳或头发或其它任何别的什么东西都倾向于三五成群抱团缠绵。很遗憾的是，这两位同学并没有给松鼠会Dr.You 投稿，我们的第一期就是这么个耳机线的问题。
REFERENCE: “Spontaneous Knotting of an Agitated String,” Dorian M. Raymer and Douglas E. Smith, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 104, no. 42, October 16, 2007, pp. 16432-7.
WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: Dorian Raymer

化学奖. 波多黎各大学的Sharee A. Umpierre和美国的的Joseph A. Hill 和 Deborah J. Anderson ，发现可口可乐是一种有效的杀精子剂。同时给台北医科大学的Chuang-Ye Hong, C.C. Shieh, P. Wu, 和B.N. Chiang 发现事情并非如此。正所谓和而不同，就是这样了。
REFERENCE: “Effect of ‘Coke’ on Sperm Motility,” Sharee A. Umpierre, Joseph A. Hill, and Deborah J. Anderson, New England Journal of Medicine, 1985, vol. 313, no. 21, p. 1351.
REFERENCE: “The Spermicidal Potency of Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola,” C.Y. Hong, C.C. Shieh, P. Wu, and B.N. Chiang, Human Toxicology, vol. 6, no. 5, September 1987, pp. 395-6. [NOTE: THE JOURNAL LATER CHANGED ITS NAME. NOW CALLED "Human & experimental toxicology"]
WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: Deborah Anderson, and C.Y. Hong’s daughter Wan Hong

文学奖. 伦敦Cass商学院的David Sims , 因为一篇叫做“你这鸟人：公司组织中愤怒经验的描述性研究”而获奖。面对这样的标题，我和大家一样脑子一团浆糊。
REFERENCE: “You Bastard: A Narrative Exploration of the Experience of Indignation within Organizations,” David Sims, Organization Studies, vol. 26, no. 11, 2005, pp. 1625-40.
WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: David Sims

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