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Rich people more likely to steal children’ssweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study

We round up this year’s winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’

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Ian Sample Science editor3 Sept 2026, 05:00 pmUpdated 4h ago1 min readScienceGlobal
Rich people more likely to steal children’s sweets, finds Ig Nobel prize-winning study

GlobalIan Sample Science editor

We round up this year’s winners at awards for achievements that ‘first make people laugh and then make them think’

It’s that time of year again: a select group of scientists have been summoned to a ceremony to receive coveted prizes, be showered in paper planes, and leave with a 10tn dollar bill, albeit in the form of a phased-out note from Zimbabwe. It is, of course, the annual Ig Nobel awards.

Not to be confused with the more prestigious and career-changing Nobel prizes that will be announced in Scandinavia next month, the satirical Ig Nobels are awarded for achievements that “first make people laugh and then make them think”.

It’s that time of year again: a select group of scientists have been summoned to a ceremony to receive coveted prizes, be showered in paper planes, and leave with a 10tn dollar bill, albeit in the form of a phased-out note from Zimbabwe. It is, of course, the annual Ig Nobel awards.

This report is published with credit to The Guardian. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on The Guardian

Source: The Guardian · Ian Sample Science editor. Published 3 Sept 2026, 05:00 pm.

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