{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"632nm","title":"We Interviewed the Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize | Ig Nobel 2025","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/12f46754\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3936,"description":"The scientific stories behind this year's research that made people LAUGH, then THINK.\nWatch the 2025 Ig Nobel Ceremony here: https://youtu.be/z1cP4xKd_L4\nIn this episode, we bring together three of this year’s Ig Nobel winners whose research spans psychology, food science and human biology. You’ll hear how a team of psychologists devised a counter-intuitive way to boost a narcissist’s self-confidence; how two physicists uncovered the “mozzarella phase” of pecorino cheese while perfecting cacio e pepe; and how a group studying lactation discovered that garlic changes breast-milk’s aroma and baby behavior.\nWe explore the playful setups, surprising results and serious science behind each project, and how curiosity, humor and a dash of persistence turned ordinary questions into prize-winning research.\nFollow us for more technical interviews with the world’s greatest scientists:\nTwitter: https://x.com/632nmPodcast\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/632nmpodcast?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/632nm/about/\nSubstack: https://632nmpodcast.substack.com/\nFollow our hosts!\nMichael Dubrovsky: https://x.com/MikeDubrovsky\nMisha Shalaginov: https://x.com/MYShalaginov\nXinghui Yin: https://x.com/XinghuiYin\nSubscribe:\nApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/632nm/id1751170269\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aVH9vT5qp5UUUvQ6Uf6OR\nWebsite: https://www.632nm.com\nTimestamps:\n00:00 - Intro\n01:19 - Physics Prize: Cacio e Pepe Sauce\n30:40 - Pediatrics Prize: Garlic Breast Milk\n44:48 - Psychology Prize: How to Boost Narcissism\n#ignobel2025 #cacioepepe #pastasauce #thermodynamics  #psychology  #dairy #pecorino","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GydlQqnUybBqv7mvA947eCIsz_CyOG8rEnboLv3Hs_I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yOGMz/YTliMThlODIyYzYw/OGVjOWNiZWNlNmQ1/ZmQ0Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}