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Articles on Nobel Laureates
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The perceived “otherness” of eastern and central Europe is a complex phenomenon, which a new book on the Polish Nobel laureate’s oeuvre brings to light.
Quantum dot technology has also helped revolutionise medical imagining.
Some of the most innovative people in the world earn Nobel Prizes. Scholars of creativity identify what they have in common and what regular people can learn and emulate from their examples.
Wole Soyinka’s writing has explored the same themes for decades.
How Maria Ressa grew a Facebook page into the Philippines’ most credible independent news services in the face of government intimidation.
Science fields are improving at being more inclusive. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back from advancing in the same numbers as men to the upper reaches of STEM academia.
The roots of Buddhist nationalism in Myanmar go back to colonial days. Those behind the military coup are seeking to harness it to legitimize the seizure of power.
With 3% of science Nobels going to women and zero going to Black people, these awards are an extreme example of how certain demographics are underrepresented in STEM fields.
Progress has been made toward gender parity in science fields. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back from advancing in the same numbers as men to the upper reaches of STEM academia.
Stanford professor’s research has led to an increase in the number of kidney transplants in the United States.
With her writing, and her work as a publisher, Morrison brought the African-American experience to the fore in the US and around the world.
We need action to increase the number of black scientists if we’re ever to see a black Nobel winner.
Progress has been made toward gender parity in science fields. But explicit and implicit barriers still hold women back from advancing in the same numbers as men to the upper reaches of STEM academia.
This year’s Nobel Prize for literature was nixed because of a sex scandal. Other Nobels have neglected key contributors. Should all prizes be cancelled while criteria for winning is reassessed?
Nelson Mandela’s release in 1990 was met by an outpouring of poetic celebration both within South Africa and globally.
Unravelling the story of how a simple neurotransmitter led to the development of a drug for Parkinson’s disease.
During World War I, Marie Curie left her lab behind, inventing a mobile X-ray unit that could travel to the battlefront and training 150 women to operate these ‘Little Curies.’
Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein would have bridled under today’s research funding bureaucracy. It’s time to allow scientists to indulge their curiosity again.
Journal Impact Factors are unreliable and may be gamed. But can they still offer value?
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Professor and Lincoln Professor of Ethics in Public Affairs, Arizona State University
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Lecturer in African and African Diasporan Literature, University of Lagos
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Associate professor in Cultural Studies and English, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Professor and Director, Max Planck Institute for Biophysics
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Post-doctoral researcher, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Professor of Neuroscience, Royal Veterinary College
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Professor of Toxicology, Equity and Inclusive Practice, Director of Impact and Innovation, University of East London
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Head of School for Physics, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Literature, University of Essex
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Quality and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Harvard University
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Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital and Consultant Physician, Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Former PhD Student, Durham University
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Professor of International Relations, Boston University
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
