Geniuses don't have to bore people

In his weekly commentary, SMU adjunct faculty member Larry Haverkamp shared about the Ig Nobel prizes given out by the humour magazine, “The Annuals of Improbable Research”, at a gala ceremony in Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. Although called “improbable research”, the 10 prizes given yearly are for genuine research, and the distinguished scientists show up yearly to give a 5-minute talk explaining their research.