The annual Ig Nobel Prizes, renowned for celebrating scientific achievements that first make people laugh and then think, are relocating their ceremony from the United States to Europe for the first time, organizers announced Monday. The move is prompted by growing concerns over attendees' ability to secure visas.
The 36th annual ceremony, typically held in the US a few weeks before the actual Nobel Prizes, will now take place in Zurich. Marc Abrahams, master of ceremonies and editor of the organizing digital magazine, Annals of Improbable Research, stated in an email to The Associated Press: "During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country."
