Daniel Kahneman died last year by assisted suicide
(jpost.com)
Israeli-American psychologist and Nobel Prize winner in economics Daniel Kahneman, who died last year, used doctor-assisted suicide to end his life, a Wall Street Journal essay revealed on Friday.
Israeli-American psychologist and Nobel Prize winner in economics Daniel Kahneman, who died last year, used doctor-assisted suicide to end his life, a Wall Street Journal essay revealed on Friday.
The science behind winning a Nobel Prize? Being a man from a wealthy family
(theguardian.com)
A lot of talent is wasted in a world where more than half of laureates come from households in the richest 5%
A lot of talent is wasted in a world where more than half of laureates come from households in the richest 5%
The science behind winning a Nobel Prize? Being a man from a wealthy family
(theguardian.com)
A lot of talent is wasted in a world where more than half of laureates come from households in the richest 5%
A lot of talent is wasted in a world where more than half of laureates come from households in the richest 5%
Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI
(theconversation.com)
The announcement of the artificial intelligence researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton as this year’s Nobel laureates in physics spurred celebration and consternation over the status of AI in science and society. In Japan, however, another feeling dominates: frustration.
The announcement of the artificial intelligence researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton as this year’s Nobel laureates in physics spurred celebration and consternation over the status of AI in science and society. In Japan, however, another feeling dominates: frustration.
JM Coetzee on Zbigniew Herbert
(telegraph.co.uk)
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist celebrates Zbigniew Herbert, whose defiant work proved that even the darkest times call for poetry
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist celebrates Zbigniew Herbert, whose defiant work proved that even the darkest times call for poetry
Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on His Nobel Prize
(ft.com)
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis on his Nobel Prize: ‘It feels like a watershed moment for AI’
Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis on his Nobel Prize: ‘It feels like a watershed moment for AI’
AlphaFold reveals how sperm and egg hook up in intimate detail
(nature.com)
An artificial-intelligence tool honoured by this year’s Nobel prize has revealed intimate details of the molecular meet-cute between sperm and eggs.
An artificial-intelligence tool honoured by this year’s Nobel prize has revealed intimate details of the molecular meet-cute between sperm and eggs.
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024
(nobelprize.org)
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 to
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 to
Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidankyo
(nobelprize.org)
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
South Korean Author Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize
(aljazeera.com)
South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”.
South Korean author Han Kang has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life”.
Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel chemistry prize
(theguardian.com)
Two scientists at Google DeepMind and an American biochemist have been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for breakthroughs in predicting and designing the structure of proteins.
Two scientists at Google DeepMind and an American biochemist have been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for breakthroughs in predicting and designing the structure of proteins.
AI's Penicillin and X-Ray Moment
(theatlantic.com)
The Nobel Committee officially recognizes artificial intelligence’s godfathers in the pantheon of human achievement.
The Nobel Committee officially recognizes artificial intelligence’s godfathers in the pantheon of human achievement.
Nobel Prize goes to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton work on machine learning
(bbc.co.uk)
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two scientists, John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, for their work on machine learning.
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two scientists, John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton, for their work on machine learning.
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton [pdf]
(nobelprize.org)
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks"
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks"
Nobel Prize goes to microRNA researchers
(bbc.com)
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 has been awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on microRNA.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 has been awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on microRNA.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024
(nobelprize.org)
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 was awarded jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun "for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation."
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024 was awarded jointly to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun "for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation."
The Nobel Prize in Economics Is Fake
(chibus.com)
The Nobel Prize in Economics does not exist. UChicago should stop pretending otherwise—hinging our university’s reputation on an outright fraud is not a good look. And UChicago Booth students and staff should be more skeptical of our economics faculty, whose work relies heavily on arbitrary neoliberal assumptions and overly technical methods that cannot be explained in plain English.
The Nobel Prize in Economics does not exist. UChicago should stop pretending otherwise—hinging our university’s reputation on an outright fraud is not a good look. And UChicago Booth students and staff should be more skeptical of our economics faculty, whose work relies heavily on arbitrary neoliberal assumptions and overly technical methods that cannot be explained in plain English.