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Two ex-IIT Graduates win MacArthur Genius Grant of $6,25,000 for exceptional work
The Indian-Americans -- Mr Manu Prakash and Mr Subhash Khot are alumunus of Indian Institiute of Te…
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The Circular Economy: Will Its Sphere Of Influence Usher In Huge Change?
For one, we have witnessed the worst financial crisis the world has ever seen. Big financial instit…
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Meet this year's 26 MacArthur 'geniuses,' who each got $625,000 for changing the world
According to the foundation's president, John Palfrey, this year's group of fellows "demonstrate th…
Ivan De Luce
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Economist Wins Genius Grant For Proving That Traders Are Idiots
"...there were a total of 495 occasions in which our subjects realized gains, and that most of thes…
Rob Wile
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Here Are The 6 People In Tech Who Just Won A $600,000 'Genius Grant'
The MacArthur Foundation announced its "genius grant" fellows today, and the list includes six peop…
Jillian D'Onfro
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How To Win $625,000 By Becoming A MacArthur 'Genius'
You cannot apply to be a MacArthur Fellow. Recipients are nominated by the organization's own "tale…
Dina Spector
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Here's where MacArthur 'geniuses' went to college
Yet the vast array of schools represented - 315 in total - is striking. It proves that your traject…
Rachel Sugar
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The most fascinating MacArthur 'Genius Grant' fellows who just won $625,000 to save the world
It's not just for anyone - the MacArthur fellows are people the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthu…
Libby Kane
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Meet the 24 MacArthur 'geniuses' who were each awarded $625,000 to change the world
Started in 1981 by philanthropists John and Catherine MacArthur, the Fellows Program awards an unre…
Melissa Stanger,Jessica Orwig
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Meet The 21 MacArthur 'Geniuses' Who Each Got $625,000 To Change The World
"The fellowship is designed to provide recipients with the flexibility to pursue their own artistic…
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39-Year-Old MacArthur Winner Has Solved Some Of Graphene's Production Problems
Graphene - a material made up carbon nanotubes that are bonded together into a single layer that is…
Jack Dutton
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Here's Proof That Hollywood Is Sexist, From The Winner Of A 2014 MacArthur Genius Grant
As for "The Avengers," pictured above, a commenter on BechdelTest.com notes that: "There are more t…
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MacArthur Winner Is Using Wi-Fi Signals To See Through Walls
Most of her work centers on making wireless networks and devices more efficient and secure to use. …
Dina Spector
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This Stanford Psychologist Won A MacArthur Genius Grant For Showing How Unconsciously Racist Everybody Is
In light of her discoveries, Eberhardt is working with police forces "to design interventions to im…
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Why MacArthur 'Genius' Kartik Chandran remembered IIT Roorkee on receiving $6,25,000 grant for his innovation
41-year-old Kartik developed technology that can transform waste water to a resource for useful pro…
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This Cartoonist Won A MacArthur Genius Grant For Her Work On Suicide, Lesbians, And Small-Town America
"Getting this kind of recognition from the MacArthur Foundation, I can feel it already changing my …
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The CEO behind the world's biggest science and engineering fair says the biggest mistake parents make is putting too much pressure on their kids
The International Science and Engineering Fair is a huge competition with big money on the line. It…
Jenny McGrath,Morgan McFall-J…
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As head of the Labor Department Julie Su has a tough task: filling the economy with good jobs. She's up for the challenge.
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su knows how important a good job is because one transformed her fa…
Juliana Kaplan
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How the circular economy could solve the smartphone-waste problem — and curb the manufacturing industry's carbon footprint, too
Manufacturing is the third-largest contributor to US greenhouse-gas emissions, accounting for 25% o…
Freya Graham
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Amazon used enough plastic air packets in its boxes to circle the planet 800 times in 2021, an outside group found. The company said it used far less.
Amazon for the first time shared how much plastic packaging it used. The group Oceana estimated the…