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LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize by Walter Williams According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded to the person who: "during the preceding year, shall have done … the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." According to the Norwegian Nobel Committee,...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
NSF funding in basic research yields great payoffs in scientific contributions worldwideThe National Science Foundation (NSF) congratulates the 2009 Nobel laureates, particularly those who have received NSF funding over the years: Jack W. Szostak, who shared the prize in physiology or medicine; Thomas A. Steitz, who shared the prize in chemistry; and Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson who earned...
Dorf on Law (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Posted by Neil H. Buchanan Earlier this week, news outlets (e.g. the New York Times, here ) announced that this year's "Nobel in Economics" was awarded to two Americans: Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson. A few thoughts: (1) "While commonly used, this term [Nobel Prize in Economics] is not strictly correct. The Nobel Prizes are separate and distinct from the economics award. The Nobel...
nonamedufus (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
One of the many - and I mean many - jokes that were made the day President Obama was awarded his Nobel Peace Prize was the fact it was so ironic he should be awarded a peace prize on the day he chose to bomb the moon. Kidding aside, Obama - or in his name NASA - shot a rocket into the moon's south pole in search of ice. Now quite apart from conjuring up images of French visionary film maker Georges...
kevin drum (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
We all have pet peeves, and I'm afraid one of mine is people who insist on pointing out every year that the Nobel Prize in Economics isn't really a Nobel Prize. It's actually the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Science in Honor of Alfred Nobel, it wasn't part of Alfred Nobel's original will, it's a party-crasher that was tacked on a mere 40 years ago, blah blah blah. Look. It's awarded by Royal...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been honoring men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for work in peace. The foundations for the prize were laid in 1895 when Alfred Nobel wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth to the establishment of the Nobel Prize. But who was Alfred Nobel? Articles, photographs, a slide show...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank established The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. Each prize consists...
PawPaw's House (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
I'm told that our President was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace recently. Good for him. Alfred Nobel was a chemist and inventor of some note. He owned Bofors, a large armaments manufactory and was the inventor of dynamite. When he died, he left a substantial portion of his estate to the funding of five prizes ,the first three for physical science, chemistry, medical science or physiology. The fourth...
publishaletter.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Dear Editor: I humbly suggest to the Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan to donate a part of the Prize moneys and persuade if possible the co-winners likewise,for the establishment of a small Fund,to enocurage promising and potential prize winners of this coveted award instituting a Nobelette Prize in Chemistry: College students and research scholars could qualify. This might induce the Laureates...
Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
From the invaluable Discover The Networks: NOBEL PEACE PRIZE (NPP) Administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, the Nobel Prize has been awarded annually since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and contributions to world peace. The foundations for the Nobel Prize were laid in November 1895 when Alfred Nobel [...]
Miscellania (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Facing a similar crisis of legitimacy, the prize needs to prove it is much more than an award for stockmarket speculators. Jayati Ghosh guardian.co.uk , Thursday 8 October 2009 22.00 BST The economics award is usually the last of the Nobel prizes to be announced. Correctly so, for it was also the last to be created – and strictly speaking is not even a real Nobel prize. The five original awards,...
hsuperpolitical (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Oh my, I seemed to have almost missed Nobel Prize week, one of my favorite weeks of the year! Monday was day one... I'm so behind. As always, the primer: The Nobel Prize series is named after Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor and entrepreneur living at the dawn of the 20th century who bequeathed much of his fortune to the Nobel Foundation. The prizes, awarded since 1901, and including awards of $1.5...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
The statue of Alfred Nobel at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Communication Pioneers Win 2009 Physics Nobel -- Yahoo News/Reuters STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A pioneer in fiber-optics and two scientists who figured out how to turn light into electronic signals -- work that paved the way for the Internet age -- were awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday. Charles Kao, a Shanghai-born...
Black Political Thought (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Congratulations are in order for Americans Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak, who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, which has spurred new lines of research into cancer. This is the first time two women have been winners of the prize for medicine at the same time. The trio solved the mystery...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Obama Pressured to Return to Copenhagen for Climate [Hoax] Talks - Bloomberg.com Dan Esty, head of Yale University’s Center for Environmental Law & Policy in New Haven, Connecticut, said he’s “doubtful” Obama will attend the Copenhagen meeting because the likelihood for a successful negotiation is slim. ... “The first rule for White House staff is to keep the president...
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