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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 shared by David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John M Jumper for work on protein
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes David Baker for computational protein design and Demis…
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3 US-based academics awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on wealth inequality
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson won the prize for their "studies of how instit…
Polly Thompson
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How Nobel economists spend their $1 million winnings
Nobel Prize winners won over $1 million this year. Some past laureates have used their money on eve…
Juliana Kaplan
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Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday. Kissinge…
ANI
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31 Nobel Prize winners had ties to the Manhattan Project. Oppenheimer isn't on the list.
The Manhattan Project employed hundreds of thousands of people, including at least 31 Nobel Prize w…
Jenny McGrath
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Three US-based economists win Nobel prize for Economics
Card's studies of core questions for society and Angrist and Imbens' methodological contribu…
PTI
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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization that promotes food s…
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American poet Louise Glück wins the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature
Glück was born 1943 in New York and currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is a pr…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 – Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna win the prestigious award for genome editing
The winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize for chemistry are Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna…
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Angus Deaton wins Nobel Prize for Economics
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The Black Lives Matter movement received a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for 'raising global awareness and consciousness'
The Guardian reported that Norwegian politician Petter Eide nominated the organization that was fou…
Taylor Ardrey
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Alan Dershowitz nominated Jared Kushner for a Nobel Peace Prize, citing his work getting Arab states to recognize Israel
Dershowitz is allowed to make nominations for the prize thanks to his status as a professor emeritu…
Ashley Collman
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Paul Romer and William Nordhaus win the 2018 Nobel Prize in economics
Although the prize cannot technically be considered a Nobel Prize as it was not established in the …
Will Martin
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Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says US stimulus programmes have 'failed' — and that policymakers should now focus on preventing a 'lost generation' of workers
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said: "Even after pandemic is put under control, econ…
Saloni Sardana
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The winner of this year's Nobel Prize in economics says he's 'nervous' about stocks
"We seem to be living in the riskiest moment of our lives, and yet the stock market seems to be nap…
Elena Holodny
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Greta Thunberg's fans are upset she didn't win the Nobel Prize, but a peace expert says she should have never been a contender
But that doesn't mean climate change isn't linked to peace. The US Pentagon classifies climate chan…
Aylin Woodward
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The winner of this year's Nobel Prize in economics had a cameo next to Selena Gomez in 'The Big Short'
In the scene, Gomez explains the concept of the "hot hand fallacy," a key behavioral feature t…
Elena Holodny
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Here Comes The Nobel Prize In Economics
Amusingly, the Wall Street Journal and Thomson Reuters have both published lists of potential winne…
Josh Barro
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Why Did A Lightbulb Win The Nobel Prize?
"...having invented a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source - the blue light-e…