Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Mar 10

Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/09/ig-nobel-prize-europe

> The annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, are shifting for the first time from the US to Europe due to concerns about attendees getting visas, organizers announced on Monday.

That story again:

Even parody Nobel committee recognizes how dangerous it is to travel to the USA these days. If your conference doesn't, your conference is less serious than parody Nobels. 🤡

#USpol

Ig Nobels to move awards to Europe due to concern over US travel visas

Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ US

The Guardian
Show threadEric Lawton

@rysiek

I understand why. I'm certainly not going to the USA again for a long time.

OTOH, a country with a parody of a government, headed by someone with a parody Peace Prize, would otherwise have been a good place for a parody award ceremony.

@alice

Mar 10 at 4:58pmWeb