IG NOBEL ECONOMICS PRIZE 2026 [USA, MEXICO, CANADA] Paul Piff, Daniel Stancato, Stéphane Côté, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, and Dacher Keltner, for amassing evidence that upper class people are more likely to snatch from a children’s supply of candy, and engage in other kinds of unethical behavior.

REFERENCE: “Higher Social Class Predicts Increased Unethical Behavior,” Paul K. Piff, Daniel M. Stancato, Stéphane Côté, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, and Dacher Keltner, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 109, no. 11, 2012, pp. 4086-4091. <doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1118373109> WHO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY: Paul Piff

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[–] Commi_M@feddit.org 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

They do select 'funny' science, but not in any way to ridicule it, I think, but to highlight that science can be useful and goofy at the same time. And also because it's fun, I guess :)

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

If that is their intention, I can dig it. I thought it was straight-up ridicule.