Ig Nobel prize winners reacts on stage at the end of the award ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Ig Nobel prize winners reacts on stage at the end of the award ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Nobel prize winners (From L) Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee, Michel Mayor and Tim Hunt react with fake snakes distributed by an Ig Nobel in biology prize winner during the award ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Ig Nobel Chemistry prize winners Subramanian Ramaswamy, Leonard Chavas, and Nathan Coussens sing during the award ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The team were awarded for discovering that milk proteins from vivaparous cockroaches packs three times as much energy as milk proteins from cows. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, which is awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Nobel Prize Winner Tim Hunt speak during Ig Nobel Prize ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Ig Nobel Biology Prize winner Brazilian Joao Miguel Alves-Nunes (2nd L) attends the award ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. Joao Miguel Alves-Nunes and his team were awarded for gently stepping on various parts of various venomous snakes repeatedly, at various temperatures at various times of day to try to learn what does and what does not induce a venomous snake to bite a human. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Ig Nobel Physics Prize winners (From L) Tadd Truscott and Randy Hurd attend the award ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. Tadd Truscott, Randy Hurd and their team were awarded for theoretical and experimental attempts to design a splash-free urinal. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

Ig Nobel Physics Prize winners (From L) Tadd Truscott, Zhao Pan, Kaveeshan Thurairajahand and Randy Hurd attend the award ceremony in Zurich, on September 3, 2026. The team were awarded for theoretical and experimental attempts to design a splash-free urinal. The Ig Nobel Prize is a parody of the Nobel Prize, awarded every autumn to celebrate ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)