The lighter side of research

For those who missed media coverage of the Ig Nobel prizes, awarded earlier this month, it's not too late to check out such creative studies as: The Role of Auditory Cues in Modulating the Perceived Crispness and Staleness of Potato Chips A Comparison of Jump Performances of the Dog Flea, Ctenocephalides canis (Curtis, 1826) and the Cat Flea, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouche, 1835) and You Bastard: A Narrative Exploration of the Experience of Indignation within Organizations For further enlightenment, visit the Improbable Research web site: http://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2008