Whale Snot & Cursing Away Pain - Research that matters!

The Ig Nobel Awards were awarded in September to some incredible scholarly research.  For instance, two researchers in the Netherlands discovered a treatment for asthma that entailed roller coasters and a trio of researchers in New Zealand demonstrated that people would fall less on icy footpaths if they just worn socks on the outside of their shoes. 

See all the 2010 (and earlier) winners at http://improbable.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html.