Nobel Prizes Need Revamped?

Posted on September 30, 2009
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Do the Nobel Prizes need revamped? I think so – merge the Fields Medal in with Nobel Prizes for instance and separate out more general biology and medicine/human biology. I’m more skeptical of prizes that merge politics and science.

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2 Responses to “Nobel Prizes Need Revamped?”

I think they should get rid of the Nobel Peace prize. Because of the picks it has done more damage for the image of Nobel prizes than any other award. It has made it look far more like the prizes are given out less for achievements and more about politics and popularity contests.

I don’t know we should get rid of it. It’s so central to what Nobel wanted to do after his inventions were used for war. But it clearly is very politicized. I’m not sure that’s always a bad thing, mind you. I just worry about politicizing science which is what some of the new prize suggestions seem to do.

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