Not so very long after the Ig Nobel event at the University of Tasmania, students there engaged in a nano-lecture competition. Wayne Goninon reports that The idea was that students would describe their school in seven words
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Agricultural Science: We take cows and make ’em better
Aquaculture: Red fish, blue fish, breeding new fish
Architecture: The unholy union of art and engineering
Chemistry: Too much acid, explosives and stinky stuff
Computing: Coffee and pizza make for happy coding
Earth Sciences: Geology is not geography, you cretaceous cretin!
Engineering: Bridges are good but beer is better
Geography & Environmental Science: Geography is not geology, cabbage for brains!
Maths & Physics: Evaluating pi — Galactic nuclei — why oh why?
Plant Science: It’s okay officer, it’s for scientific use
Psychology: It’s all about getting a girlfriend, mate!
Zoology: We know who heads the food chain
The Engineering entry is frighteningly accurate
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