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Article: Ig Nobels ceremony moves to Europe over security concerns

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The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony is relocating from Boston to Zurich this year due to safety concerns for international travelers. Organizers stated they cannot in good conscience ask winners and journalists to travel to the United States under current conditions.

These awards honor humorous yet thought-provoking scientific achievements, parodying the Nobel Prizes. The ceremony itself features a campy mix of miniature operas, scientific demonstrations, and brief lectures.

The main topics covered are the relocation of the Ig Nobel ceremony due to safety concerns and a description of the awards' purpose and unique ceremony format.

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https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/ig-nobels-ceremony-moves-to-europe-over-security-concerns/

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2026-03-10 14:05

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2026-03-10 11:30

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2026-03-10 11:32

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Every year, we have a blast covering a fresh crop of winners of the Ig Nobel prizes. After 35 years in Boston, the annual prize ceremony will take place in Zurich, Switzerland, this year and will continue to be held in a European city for the foreseeable future. The reason: concerns about the safety of international travelers, who are increasingly reluctant to travel to the US to participate.
“During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country,” Marc Abrahams, master of ceremonies and editor of The Annals of Improbable Research magazine, told The Associated Press. “We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the US this year.”
Established in 1991, the Ig Nobels are a good-natured parody of the Nobel Prizes; they honor “achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.” As the motto implies, the research being honored might seem ridiculous at first glance, but that doesn’t mean it’s devoid of scientific merit. The unapologetically campy awards ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures, in which experts must explain their work twice: once in 24 seconds and again in just seven words.