In her op-ed column today, NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd imagines a conversation between former president Bill Clinton and George W. Bush discussing President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win. picked by suebe 5 months ago

The Nobel prize, like anything awarded by humans is subject to politics, prejudices, and other forms of manipulation. Scientific America gives us some of the worst snubs in the Nobel's history picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Nobel laureate biologist James Watson was suspended Friday from his longtime post at a research laboratory and canceled his planned British book tour after controversial comments that black people are not as intelligent as white people.

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MORE than 15,000 people have signed an internet petition calling for late pop star Michael Jackson to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Following on from my earlier post, more details on one of the three men awarded the Nobel Prize today, whose life has been nothing if not interesting to date. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Dr. Norman Borlaug, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and father of the "green revolution" who was credited with saving 1 billion lives from famine, died in Dallas at age 95.

Dr. Borlaug died late Saturday night at his home from complications of cancer, said Kathleen Phillips, a Texas A&M University spokeswoman. picked by Bingo 6 months ago

I can't believe it wasn't posted before (or I didn't look right). But here is Gore's lecture upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize picked by Stadsman 2 years ago

The 2006 Ig Nobel awards are here! Featuring awards for hiccups, poop, and teenager repellant. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Two Americans and a U.S.-based Japanese scientist won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for research on a glowing jellyfish protein that revolutionized the ability to study disease and normal development in living organisms. 30 years after the discovery.

Here's a picture of a "brainbow" using the technique. picked by jhordie 1 year ago

In 1976, a young Bangladeshi economics professor named Muhammad Yunus founded Grameen Bank to implement microcredit — lending small sums to the very poorest members of society. Today, he and his bank share the Nobel Peace prize. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Professor Robert Edwards has made countless people happy and is responsible for giving life to over 3,000,000 people.
Is it time the Nobel took note? picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

Nine days ago, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and spark plug of the worldwide microcredit movement. In a nutshell, community organizations and non-profit organizations loan poor people bits of money so that they can start or improve their tiny businesses. This is an interesting op-ed piece on the pros and cons of microcredit. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, whose uncommon lyrical gifts and uncompromising politics have brought him acclaim worldwide and prosecution at home, won the Nobel literature prize Thursday for his works dealing with the symbols of clashing cultures. picked by icepigs 3 years ago

They just "banged" away on their theory. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

And the 2007 Nobel prize for peace goes to... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The king who tried to kill the prizes, what goes through the minds of cockroaches as they watch Star Wars, and more. picked by afeldman 3 years ago

Sometimes the Nobel Peace Prize is given to those who create international efforts to change the world for the better. Linus Tovalds, named for the 1962 Peace Prize winner, Linus Pauling, fits that definition. His Linux is changing the world and giving computer access and knowledge to the world. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Among them, a discovery by Japanese researcher Mayu Yamamoto on a method of extracting vannilin for ice cream from cow dung. DEP - you need a new username now. picked by gratheo 2 years ago

Yunus' Grameen bank gives 'micro loans' (sometimes as little as $9) to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans.

Link to the Wikipedia article on Yunus:

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Americans sweeping prizes so far. The run will end with the Literature and Peace prizes. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago