Research on old men with big ears, crocodile gambling wins Ig Nobels

James Heathcote, left, reacts after receiving the Ig Nobel Anatomy Prize from Nobel laureate Eric Maskin (economics, 2007) during ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Heathcote won for his medical research study “Why Do Old Men Have Big Ears?” (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

James Heathcote, left, reacts after receiving the Ig Nobel Anatomy Prize from Nobel laureate Eric Maskin (economics, 2007) during ceremonies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Heathcote won for his medical research study “Why Do Old Men Have Big Ears?” (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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