Feb 22 Happy birthday to Renato Dulbecco, cancer researcher extraordinaire By Dr. Howard Markel Every elementary school student knows that Feb. 22 is George Washington’s birthday. Far fewer (if any) know that it is also the birthday of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Renato Dulbecco. While not the father of his country — he… Continue reading
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Dec 11 Watch Nobel economist Robert Shiller on how the stock market reflects psychology Economist Robert Shiller wins Nobel Prize for his skeptical perspective… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch ‘Depth of insight’ into human relations distinguishes Nobel-laureate Munro 'Depth of insight' into human relations distinguishes Nobel-laureate Munro… Continue watching
Oct 07 Nobel Prize in medicine honors discoveries on how cells move ‘cargo’ .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } A press conference will be… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch For Mo Yan, a Case Study in the Politics of Being a Chinese Literary Figure For Mo Yan, a Case Study in the Politics of Being a Chinese Literary Figure… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Writer Mo Yan Wins Nobel Prize, Spurs Mixed Reaction from Fellow Chinese The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to celebrated Chinese writer Mo Yan, whose books include "Red Sorghum" and "The Garlic Ballads." Some more politically outspoken Chinese dissidents and intellectuals were critical of the choice, but the Nobel committee was… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Stem Cell Scientists Gurdon and Yamanaka Win Nobel Prize in Medicine Stem Cell Scientists Gurdon and Yamanaka Win Nobel Prize in Medicine… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Microlending Makes Jump to Developed World, Funding Small U.S. Entrepreneurs Microlending Makes Jump to Developed World, Funding Small U.S. Entrepreneurs… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch In ‘Human Chain,’ Nobel-Winning Poet Seamus Heaney Digs Into the Past In his native Ireland, he's known as "Famous Seamus," and indeed, Seamus Heaney -- winner of the Nobel Prize in 1995 -- is a world-famous poet. Now 72, his new collection, "Human Chain," contains poems that are, as always for… Continue watching