For science watchers, this last week felt like the Oscars, the Emmys, and all the birthdays rolled into one. In its annual flurry of surprise phone calls to astonished researchers, the Nobel Prize committees have named their winners, including the science awards in physics, chemistry, and medicine. The Nobels are intended to reward researchers for their contributions to humankind with a hefty cash windfall, no strings attached. They're great for scientists, obviously, and their proud mothers. But are they good for science? That's less clear. Critics fairly point out that the prizes serve to elevate one, two, or, at most, three researchers into the pantheon of glory - and relegate the work of
STOCKHOLM (AP) - With Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize in literature, this year’s Nobel laureates became an all-male ensemble, something that’s not unusual in the 115-year-old history of the prestigious awards. But this is 2016. Critics are questioning why the Nobel judges couldn’t find a single woman across the planet worthy of being honored in any of the six prize categories. “No woman wins Nobel prize this year. Oh the times they ain’t a-changin’,” Leah Kaminsky, an Australian author and doctor, wrote on Twitter. Swedish writer and literature professor Ebba Witt-Brattstrom accused the Nobel judges of a lack of imagination after they picked 11 male laureates this year. “It’s deplorable, considering
STOCKHOLM (AP) - With Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize in literature, this year's Nobel laureates became an all-male ensemble, something that's not unusual in the 115-year-old history of the prestigious awards. But this is 2016. Critics are questioning why the Nobel judges couldn't find a single woman across the planet worthy of being honored in any of the six prize categories. "No woman wins Nobel prize this year. Oh the times they ain't a-changin'," Leah Kaminsky, an Australian author and doctor, wrote on Twitter. Swedish writer and literature professor Ebba Witt-Brattstrom accused the Nobel judges of a lack of imagination after they picked 11 male laureates this year. "It's deplorable, considering
