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A 2014 study published in the British Medical Journal found that between 1995 and 2014, males represented 88.7% of Darwin Award winners (see figure). [16] The comedy film The Darwin Awards (2006), written and directed by Finn Taylor, was based on the website and many of the Darwin Awards stories. [17]
[3] [4] The medal commemorates the work of English biologist Charles Darwin (1809–1882). [5] Darwin, most famous for his 1859 book On the Origin of Species, [6] was a fellow of the Royal Society, and had received the Royal Medal in 1853 and the Copley Medal in 1864. [2] The diameter of the Darwin Medal is 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 inch (5.7 cm). It is made ...
This is a list of Ig Nobel Prize winners from 1991 to the present day. [1]A parody of the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in mid-September, around the time the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced, for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think".
Instituted in 1985, a person is recognized with a Darwin Award when he unwittingly contributes to the advancement of human evolution by removing himself from the gene pool in some extraordinary way.
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This individual becomes one of the two finalists for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award. Darwin Awards: Charles Darwin: Life Awarded to "people who ensure the long-term survival of the human race by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion" Darwin Medal: Charles Darwin: Biology
The wax model for the medal, and the unissued 1886 medal, which was sent to Darwin's family at that time, are now at Darwin's former home, Down House, [17] today a museum in his honour. [18] The Linnean Society of London has commemorated Darwin's achievements by the award of the Darwin-Wallace Medal since 1908.
This list of biology awards is an index to articles about notable awards for biology. It includes a general list and lists of ecology, genetics and neuroscience awards. It excludes awards for biochemistry, biomedical science, medicine, ornithology and paleontology, which are covered by separate lists.