“It’s a girl!” Melissa Peterson exclaims. Just outside the operating room, the hallway erupts in cheers. Joseph Dewane, an ob-gyn, has just delivered a healthy baby via C-section; Autumn Joi Goodwin-Samson, a neonatalist, tends to the newborn still slick with a waxy film. It’s a successful delivery just like any other except for one, minor,
Audience members toss paper airplanes during the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Boston, Mass. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP This year’s Ig Nobel Prizes — which are awarded for humorous, yet thought-provoking research — have been announced, but not on their home turf. For the first time in