tldrdailynews.com logo
Tag

Nobel Laureates

All articles tagged with #nobel laureates

Nature's Interactive Quiz Highlights the Persistent Gender Gap in Science Nobels
science-and-society5 days ago

Nature's Interactive Quiz Highlights the Persistent Gender Gap in Science Nobels

Nature has launched an interactive quiz to test readers' knowledge of women who have won science Nobel Prizes, highlighting that women remain significantly underrepresented in physics, chemistry, and physiology or medicine despite recent efforts by awarding academies to diversify nomination pools. The quiz covers data up to 2025, noting that Marie Skłodowska-Curie is the only woman to have won two science Nobels, and asks users to identify the proportion of female winners in the last decade and the field with the highest number of female laureates. While the academies have acknowledged the disparity and adjusted procedures to improve diversity, men continue to dominate the 125-year history of the awards, with women comprising a small percentage of total recipients in these categories.

via Nature|
#diversity-in-stem#gender-equality#nobel-laureates
Nobel laureates back California billionaire wealth tax as ballot clash looms
us-politics-and-policy20 days ago

Nobel laureates back California billionaire wealth tax as ballot clash looms

A group of Nobel Prize–winning economists, including Stiglitz, Diamond, Acemoglu, Banerjee, Duflo and Krugman, sign an open letter endorsing California’s proposed one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires, arguing it could spark a broader movement toward wealth taxation in the US and beyond. Opponents funded by Silicon Valley donors warn the plan would cost the state and drive entrepreneurs elsewhere. The measure, designed to raise about $100 billion for public services, is on the November ballot, with California Democrats backing it but Governor Newsom advocating a national approach; polling shows a tight race, and supporters say tax revenue would support essential services and public infrastructure.

via Financial Times|
#california#nobel-laureates#silicon-valley
Rome Declaration Urges Unarmed Peace as AI and Nuclear Risks Rise
world2 months ago

Rome Declaration Urges Unarmed Peace as AI and Nuclear Risks Rise

Nobel laureates, scientists, religious leaders and former leaders gathered at Rome’s Capitoline Hill to sign the Rome Declaration for an Unarmed and Disarming Peace in the AI and Nuclear era, urging renewed international cooperation, ethical oversight, and meaningful human control over life-and-death decisions as AI and nuclear threats intensify; the Vatican-hosted event culminated July 16 with calls to reduce nuclear risk and prevent an arms race.

via Vatican News|
#artificial-intelligence#nobel-laureates#nuclear-weapons
Nobel Laureates Oppose RFK Jr.'s HHS Nomination
politics1 year ago

Nobel Laureates Oppose RFK Jr.'s HHS Nomination

Seventy-seven Nobel laureates have urged the US Senate to reject Robert F Kennedy Jr's nomination as health and human services secretary, citing his lack of credentials and support for discredited theories, such as the link between vaccines and autism. They argue that his appointment would jeopardize public health and undermine America's leadership in health sciences. The letter highlights Kennedy's opposition to vaccines and his threats against federal health agencies, emphasizing the need to protect scientific integrity.

via The Guardian US|
#nobel-laureates#politics#public-health