So-called Nobel Prize in Economics is NOT a Nobel prize!!

"To quote Alfred’s great-grandnephew Peter Nobel, “Nobel despised people who cared more about profits than society’s well-being. There is nothing to indicate that he would have wanted such a prize”, and deliberate association of Nobel prizes in Economics is “a PR coup by economists to improve their reputation” "
#Economics
#Nobel

https://developingeconomics.org/2024/10/22/the-nobel-illusion-why-the-nobel-prize-in-economics-needs-to-be-abolished/

The Nobel Illusion: Why the Nobel Prize in Economics Needs to be Abolished

Every year the Nobel Prize is awarded to different disciplines including Economics. And each year it generates a wave of euphoria and hype. But unlike literature and natural sciences, economics is …

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And to my utter shock and surprise, today in the Nobel Prize for Men,

not one... not two... but THREE men awarded Nobel Prizes! Hurrah!

Currently at 0 for 7....

https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/

#nobel #NobelPrize #NobelPrizeforMen #WomenInScience

All Nobel Prizes 2024 - NobelPrize.org

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And continuing on the road of the Nobel Prize for Men:

we are 0 for 4 on naming anyone who is not an old white guy. Now taking bets on how many days before non-old-white-guy appears in the awards...

nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/

#Nobel #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #sigh

Ah, the yearly week of the Nobel Prize for Men has started.

These guys did great work, surely. Also lots of non-men have done great work. I've followed this in the past and been so bitterly dissappointed by the lack of anything but old white guys. We'll see if this year is better, but so far 0 for 2 awardees.

https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/

#Nobel #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #sigh @academicchatter

All Nobel Prizes 2024 - NobelPrize.org

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The Nobel Prize in Physics goes to John Hopfield & Geoffrey Hinton for work in machine learning and neural networks.

Here's why that research qualifies as physics (it's also a fascinating read):

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2024/popular-information/ #science #physics #nobel #tech