The Ig Nobel Face-to-Face event in Zurich happens today. You are invited. The new Ig Nobel Prize winners will ask each other questions about their work. WHERE: Hörsaal Universität Zürich, Rämistrasse 71, Zürich. The room is known as “the Gummy Bear Room”. WHEN: Friday, September 4, 2026, 2:00 pm. The Face-to-Face event is free. Seating […]
The 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners were introduced at the 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday evening, September 3, 2026.
TODAY, Thursday, Sept 3, at 7 pm (CEST): The 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. Ten new prizes will be awarded for things that make people LAUGH, then THINK. The webcast will be available here and on our Youtube channel: The 2026 ceremony will be also webcast in a separate stream in Japanese (thanks to NIKONIKO/Dwango).
TOMORROW, Thursday, September 3, 2026: The 36th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony. and webcast and watch parties.