It’s that time again! The ig-nobel prizes have been released, so it’s time for Jack and Ben to run through their favourite picks from this year’s nominations. We’ve got screaming alligators, narcissistic eyebrows and bug catchers who are terrified of spiders. So, poor yourself glass and settle in for another year of science that will make you laugh and then make you think “why?"Jack’s Stories:ACOUSTICS PRIZEIf you’ve ever wanted to know what happens when you seal an alligator in a room filled with helium and why you would want to do this, we have the answers to your questions. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/15/2442.fullPHYSICS PRIZESomething akin to placing earthworms on a wobble board, can make big headlines in the ig-nobel prizes. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-65295-4ENTOMOLOGY PRIZEIs it possible to study insects for a living and still be afraid of spiders? https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/59/3/168/6813Ben’s Stories:PSYCHOLOGY PRIZELearn how to spot a narcissist by checking their eyebrows. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jopy.12396MANAGEMENT PRIZEHow something akin to a sketch comedy landed 5 people in court. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ibIkZBbnZb-menl7Xv4FAQECONOMICS PRIZEAt last, serious research relating income inequality to making out. Find out more here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43267-7Honorable Mentions:PEACE PRIZEHow ginger knocking contributed to world peace.MEDICINE PRIZEYes, being annoyed at the sound of people chewing is finally a medical ailment. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054706 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032716321681MATERIALS SCIENCE PRIZEResearchers confirm, making knives out of poop is not best practice. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352409X19305371