Fri. 10/08 - Is The Nobel Prize Bad For Science?
The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize have been announced! As well as the winners in Chemistry and Literature. More on each winner, as well as a question about whether we really need the Nobel Prize. Plus, the remnants of the oldest Black church in the US have been uncovered in Colonial Williamsburg. And a Google AI has recreated famous works of art by Gustav Klimt that were lost in World War II.
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Maria Ressa is only the 18th woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in its 126-year history. (NY Times)
The Nobel Peace Prize 2021 - Press release (Nobel Prize)…
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