Tag Archives: Academia

Why Do Nerds Become Successful CEOs?

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My son is halfway through his freshman year at college and is trying to decide on a major. He asked me over Christmas break for some advice. To me, it’s an easy choice. “Be a nerd,” I told him. “Be a...

Cambridge May Reject Too Generous donation in Honour of Stephen Hawking

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An American philanthropist’s $6-million (£3.63m) donation in honour of Stephen Hawking is in danger of being rejected by Cambridge University because it is too generous. The Avery-tsui Foundation...

A Professor With A Western Past Remakes Pakistan’s Entrepreneurial Future

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Umar Saif has done a lot in his 35 years.  A Pakistani, he earned his PhD in computer science from the University of Cambridge at 22. He began a post doctorate degree at MIT at an age when most...

Booger & Lewis Geek Out About ‘King Of The Nerds’

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When the second season of TBS’s reality TV competition King of the Nerds begins tonight, viewers can expect the program to reach nerdier heights than ever. Just ask two of the most iconic nerds in...

86 Yale fraternity members face lawsuit over tailgate collision

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It was an accident. Sigma Phi Epsilon members from Yale University were riding a U-Haul truck, partying and drinking before the annual Yale-Harvard game begins.Nearing the field, the truck...
    






Nobel Peace Prize 2013 Goes To OPCW

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The Nobel Prize week has come to an end. The Nobel Prize committee in Sweden has announced all 2013 Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Peace Prize 2013 goes to OPWC - Organization for the Prohibition of...

Nobel Peace Prize 2013 Announcement is Imminent

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The Nobel Prize week comes to an end. The Nobel Prize committee in Sweden has announced all but one 2013 Nobel Prizes. The popular Peace Nobel Prize will be announced in a couple of minutes.You can...

2013 Chemistry Nobel Prize Announcement is Imminent

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It is Nobel Prize week. The Nobel Prize committee in Sweden is announcing the 2013 Nobel Prizes. On Monday, the 2013 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been announced. Yesterday, the Physics Nobel Prize...

2013 Physics Nobel Prize goes to Francois Englert and Peter Higgs

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It is Nobel Prize week. The Nobel Prize committee in Sweden is announcing the 2013 Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Peace, Economic Sciences and...

2013 Physics Nobel Prize Announcement is Imminent [Update]

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It is Nobel Prize week. The Nobel Prize committee in Sweden is announcing the 2013 Nobel Prizes. On Monday, the 2013 Nobel Prize for Medicine has been announced. Still to come are the Physics,...