Ninetheenth 1st Annual Ig Nobel Prizes

Sanders Theatre

Fact: hamsters recover from jet lag more quickly if they’re given Viagra. Yes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are back for their 19th year, the annual award ceremony for unorthodox research that “makes you laugh, then makes you think.” This year’s theme is “Risk.” Last year, we learned that strippers make more money at peak fertility (economics) and dog fleas jump higher than cat fleas (biology), and the Swiss won for adopting the legal principle that plants have dignity (peace). The ceremony is preceded by a Cabaret Concert and includes a Win-a-Date-with-a-Nobel-Laureate Contest, all at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St, Cambridge | 7:30 pm | $31-$39 | www.improbable.com. Filed under: EVENT