The Ig Nobel Prize: Discover the Fun Side of Science
搞笑諾貝爾獎:原來科學也能很好笑
Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize often study topics that seem silly at first. However, these studies are real scientific research, and many of them offer valuable knowledge.
For example, the 2025 Ig Nobel Biology Prize recognized a study showing that painting cows with zebra-like stripes can reduce fly bites. This unusual idea helps farmers protect their animals without using too many pesticides. For cows, this method can lower the risk of disease and improve the animals’ health.
搞笑諾貝爾獎的得獎者常常研究一些乍看之下愚蠢的主題。然而,這些研究都是真正的科學研究,其中許多項都提供了寶貴的知識。
例如,2025 年搞笑諾貝爾生物學獎表彰了一項研究,該研究表明給牛塗上類似斑馬的條紋可以減少蠅類叮咬。這個非比尋常的想法幫助農民在不使用過多殺蟲劑的情況下保護牲畜。對於牛來說,這種方法可以降低患病風險,並改善牠們的健康狀況。
生活必備字詞:
valuable a. 寶貴的;有價值的
reduce vt. 減少,降低
lower the risk of... 降低……的風險
risk n. 風險
disease n. 疾病
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