Concern over US travel visas prompts Ig Nobels to move its awards to Europe
geephroh
29 points
2 comments
March 09, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
tim-tday
They should introduce a “war prize” for “Outstanding contributions to war: arms proliferation, damage to international cooperation, and organizations detracting from peace, and human rights contributions to war” But maybe after they move out of the US.
ChrisArchitect
Related: Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47308422