another example of "igNobel prize"

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After Cecil’s column in April '07 on poorly awarded Nobel Prize’s, I happened to come across another example: Daniele Bovete won a Nobel prize in microbiology, and went on to claim that SMOKING LEADS TO HIGHER INTELLIGENCE!

He was quoted in the New York Times (4/18/1965) as saying “Let it be clear that we do not intend to create geniuses [through smoking], but only pu thte less-endowed individuals in a position to reach a satisfactory mental and intellectual development.”

(This startling quote is cited on page 268 of “At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years,” by Taylor Branch.

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Welcome to the SDMB, kbrubaker.

A link to the column you’re commenting on is appreciated. It’s IgNobel: Has the Nobel prize ever been awarded in error?

You may also be interested in this one:
Does smoking have any health benefits?, in which Cecil discusses the idea that Alzheimer’s disease can be warded off through nicotine consumption.