Marc Abrahams
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Marc Abrahams is editor and co-founder of Annals of Improbable Research
, and originator and emcee of the annual Ig Nobel Prize
celebration. He was formerly editor of the Journal of Irreproducible Results
.
Abrahams is married to Robin Abrahams, also known as "Miss Conduct", a columnist for the Boston Globe.
Annals of Improbable Research
The Annals of Improbable Research is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to scientific humor, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal...
, and originator and emcee of the annual Ig Nobel Prize
Ig Nobel Prize
The Ig Nobel Prizes are an American parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early October for ten unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. The stated aim of the prizes is to "first make people laugh, and then make them think"...
celebration. He was formerly editor of the Journal of Irreproducible Results
Journal of Irreproducible Results
The Journal of Irreproducible Results is a magazine of science humor. JIR was founded in Israel in 1955 by virologist Alexander Kohn and physicist Harry J. Lipkin, who wanted a humor magazine about science, for scientists. It contains a unique mix of jokes, satire of scientific practice, science...
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Abrahams is married to Robin Abrahams, also known as "Miss Conduct", a columnist for the Boston Globe.
External links
- Annals of Improbable Research
- Ig Nobel Prize website
- Abrahams' own account of JIR and AIR June 1, 2004, The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
- Weekly column by Abrahams in The Education Guardian