Economists have a lot more in common with literature, especially novels, than hard science

Economic theory fundamentally relies on our understanding of fiction.

Carolin Benack, The Conversation

· Oct 16, 2020 · 05:30 pm

A big problem with the Nobel prize is that it acknowledges a few while ignoring so many others

Awards like the Nobel prize can sometimes single out certain contributions to a discovery by making them seem more important than others.

Rebecca Owens, The Conversation

· Oct 12, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson

The two US economists were awarded for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.

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· Oct 12, 2020 · 03:36 pm

What is CRISPR? Explaining the gene-editing technology that won the 2020 Chemistry Nobel Prize

The gene-editing tool may accelerate research into cancers, mental illness and potential animal-to-human organ transplants.

Dimitri Perrin, The Conversation

· Oct 08, 2020 · 11:30 pm

American poet Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Glück is the first female poet to win the prize since Polish writer Wisława Szymborska won in 1996.

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· Oct 08, 2020 · 04:46 pm

An astrophysicist explains the singular work on black holes that won the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics

Three scientists were given the prize for furthering the understanding of black holes, the most ‘enigmatic’ objects in the universe.

Gaurav Khanna, The Conversation

· Oct 07, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to 2 women scientists for work on genome editing

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A Doudna have discovered a tool that can be used to change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms.

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· Oct 07, 2020 · 03:38 pm

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to three scientists for work on black holes

One half of the prize was given to Roger Penrose and the other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez.

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· Oct 06, 2020 · 04:17 pm

Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to three scientists who discovered Hepatitis C virus

Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice were jointly honored.

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· Oct 05, 2020 · 03:31 pm

Where was Abhijit Banerjee born, asks Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy, irks social media users

Roy added that he was thankful Banerjee didn’t get the Nobel for the Congress’ NYAY scheme, which he had conceptualised.

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· Oct 17, 2019 · 12:26 pm

Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee and two others win Nobel for efforts to alleviate poverty

Banerjee was among a group of economists who, in March, urged the Centre to restore the integrity of statistical organisations in India.

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· Oct 14, 2019 · 03:37 pm

Nobel Prize to Milosevic ‘apologist’ Peter Handke shows change is slow at the Swedish Academy

Not only is Handke a problematic choice, the Swedish Academy has neither looked beyond Europe nor changed the gender imbalance significantly.

Kaley Kramer, The Conversation

· Oct 12, 2019 · 12:30 pm