An experiment that creates diamonds from Tequila, research proving that named cows produce more milk and analysis into why pregnant women don’t fall over. Yes, it’s that time of year again for the significantly insignificant ‘Ig Nobel’ awards. Regarded as the ceremony that awards “achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think”, the Ig Nobels are presented by actual Nobel laureates and precede the more prestigious Nobel prizes. Recently held on 1 October at the Harvard