Tag Archives: Nobel Prize
Disgraced Sir Tim Hunt’s Apology on Women in Science Rings Hollow
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Tim Hunt has resigned all posts and left his legacy in disgrace after making sexist comments about relationships in science labs.The Associated Press recounts that...
Ikea Foundation’s Better Shelter has partnered with UNHCR for safer refugee housing
As part of humanitarian aid, Ikea is teaming up with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide 10,000 Better Shelter housing units for refugees and displaced people.UNHCR...
Nobel Winner Swedish Poet Tomas Transtromer dies at 83
Tomas Gosta Transtromer was born in Stockholm on April 15, 1931. His father was a journalist and his parents divorced when he was young. Tomas was mostly reared by his mother who was a teacher. He...
This Nobel Winner Claims Prize Decked out in the Neurons She Discovered
This is May-Britt Moser, and she, along with husband Edward Moser and colleague John O’Keefe, just won a Nobel Prize for discovering a specific type of neuron. Moser is a leader in spacial reasoning research, and that’s what lead her to this awesome discovery.
Matthew Hubble is a British fashion designer who thinks that scientists should be “as celebrated as movie stars” and that’s why he designed a dress for Moser to wear when she accepted her award. Yes, it was a nice looking dress, but what’s awesome about it is that the bead work and piping form an accurate depiction of the neuron she discovered.
Showing up wearing your discovery is pretty badass, and a very cool move, unless you’re Marie Curie. PRO TIP: radiation poisoning is more of a Halloween costume than a formal gown.
Regardless, Moser made a huge contribution to science, and she accepted the award for doing so in absolute style. She’s a boss.
[via Startorialist via The Mary Sue]
Kailash Satyarthi shares a Nobel Prize with Malala Yousafzai
The Nobel Prize Foundation awarded the Pakistani champion for girls’ education with the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala shared the award with the Indian children’s right activist Kailash Satyarthi. ...
Nobel Peace Prize 2014 Winner is Malala Yousafzai
The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 goes to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi. Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school pupil and education activist from the town of Mingora in the Swat District of...
Nobel Peace Prize 2014 Announcement Coming
Malala Yousafzai has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2014. The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize is likely the most controversial Nobel Prize each year. In 2012 the European Union won the Peace Prize, which many...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 Announced
It is Nobel Prize week. The 2014 Nobel Prizes will be announced throughout the whole week starting today. The first announcement is the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The...
Nobel Prize 2014 Announcement Week is Here
It is Nobel Prize week. The 2014 Nobel Prizes will be announced throughout the whole week starting today. The first announcement is the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The...