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Google DeepMind CEO wins joint Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on AlphaFold
Demis Hassabis and fellow DeepMinder John Jumper have won one half of the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Beatrice Nolan
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A Nobel Prize-winning scientist who wrote a book on aging cycles 6 miles a day at age 72. Here are 3 things he does to stay healthy.
Venki Ramakrishnan thinks longevity treatments are overhyped. To age well, he leads an active life …
Kim Schewitz
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The Nobel Prize-winning 'godfather of AI' says he's glad one of his students had a hand in ousting Sam Altman from OpenAI
"I'm particularly proud of the fact that one of my students fired Sam Altman," Hinton said on Tuesd…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated Elon Musk for the Nobel Peace Prize
The billionaire was selected by Norwegian MP Marius Nilsen, who praised him for his "adamant defens…
Beatrice Nolan
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How universal basic income would work best — and it might not be monthly cash payments, a Nobel prize winner's new research suggests
The longest-running universal basic income study suggests a lump-sum payment, rather than monthly c…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Arundhati Roy awarded Pen Pinter Prize for her 'unflinching' writing
The judges noted Roy's incisive commentary on issues ranging from environmental degradation to huma…
PTI
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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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Meet the professor who just won the Millennium Technology Prize — and $1.1 million
Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga of North Carolina State University won this year's Millennium Techn…
Hasan Chowdhury
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Millennials said in a survey they needed $525,000 a year to be happy. Here's what a Nobel prize winner's research says about money and happiness.
If money can really buy happiness, a study found a positive link up to at least $500,000. Here's wh…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Deep rate cuts are necessary because the Fed's unprecedented hikes actually made inflation worse, Nobel-winning economist says
The Fed's higher borrowing costs discouraged home building, adding inflation pressure, Joseph Stig…
Filip De Mott
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Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission but never won a Nobel Prize for her brilliance despite 49 nominations
Lise Meitner discovered how the process of nuclear fission works but she never won a Nobel Prize an…
Adam Barnes
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Chemistry Nobel winner Morten Meldal has Kerala connection
Manat said that he and his family were at Meldal's home for breakfast on Sunday. He said …
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Nobel Prize foundation bars Russia from awards ceremony after 'strong reactions'
In a statement, the Nobel Foundation said the controversy over its invite to Russia had "completely…
Charles R. Davis
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Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles M Rice jointly win the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus
The Nobel Prize week has kicked off amid the coronavirus pandemic with the first of the awards go…
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A Nobel Prize-winning economist warned students against rushing into STEM to get AI jobs, saying they may sow their 'own seeds of self-destruction'
A Nobel Prize-winner and economics professor said workers in IT jobs that are advancing AI risk mak…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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A Nobel-winning economist told us 3 ways a Trump presidency could make inflation worse
Inflation has slowed but is above its ideal rate. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz bro…
Madison Hoff
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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…