2026-09-07 15:39 UTC
Full video of the 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes ceremony, held on Sept 3, 2026 at Kongresshaus Zürich, in Zürich, Switzerland.
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Why Zürich? Marc Abrahams, founder and emcee of the ceremony (and editor of the magazine): “During the past year, it has become unsafe for our guests to visit the country. We cannot in good conscience ask the new winners, or the international journalists who cover the event, to travel to the USA this year.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4l-zFWZCS0
https://improbable.com/the-36th-first-annual-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony/
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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org 2026-09-10 23:41
The 2026 Economics Ig Nobel Prize went to the authors of the landmark 2012 study "Higher Social Class Predicts Increased Unethical Behavior". The study showed that upper-class individuals are more likely to - - break the law while driving - exhibit unethical decision-making tendencies - take valued goods from others - lie in a negotiation - cheat to increase their chances of winning a prize - endorse unethical behavior at work We knew that! https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1118373109 https://improbable.com/ig/winners/ 3/n