[post_page_title]Some well-deserved recognition[/post_page_title]
Our weird rashes aside, Dunning and Kruger were lauded by the general public for their contribution to understanding the human psyche, but also won a very unusual accolade: an Ig Nobel Prize. Playing off of the real Nobel Prizes and the word “ignoble,” the prize committee gives out awards for trivial scientific or unusual achievements in scientific research. The two were honored in 2000 with the Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology for their research. No mean feat, as other scientists won for achieving the magnetic levitation of a frog!
