From a review of the 2026 Ig Nobel Awards by Adam Kovac, writing in Scientific American:

“Because of concern for the safety of international winners, this was the first time the awards bash occurred outside the U.S.”

Ref. https://improbable.com/2026/03/10/the-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony-is-moving-to-europe-after-35-years-in-the-usa/

The denigration of normal scientific discourse is this country is profoundly disturbing.