Beetle's beer bottle sex wins Ig
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 20:00
in Psychology & Sociology
The 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes pay humorous tribute to the science behind procrastination, the sex lives of confused beetles, and a wasabi fire alarm.
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