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Prize sensitive: Is it time for a change in how the Nobels are awarded?
Could new areas of focus help drive change in our world? What would it take to do things differently, and arguably (think of the Peace Prize) do them better?
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 07:19 PM IST
Kashyap Kompella
Physics, chemistry Nobels for AI break new ground
The Physics Nobel Prize of 2024 might be a cautious first step towards making the Nobel respond to the science and research practices of this century
Updated on Oct 23, 2024 08:31 PM IST
HT Archives: Nobel laureate who helped unravel genetic code tangle
India-born Hargobind Khorana won the Nobel Prize in 1968 for decoding the genetic code, revolutionizing our understanding of protein synthesis.
Updated on Oct 19, 2024 06:10 AM IST
Agency, Stockholm
Nobel laureate chooses obscure Pune website to share news of award
The Turkish-born economist caught the attention of many by sharing his achievement through 'Pune News'.
Published on Oct 18, 2024 07:47 PM IST
Who are 2024 Nobel Prize winners in Economics?
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson studied how the nature of a country's institutions can affect their economic prosperity and poverty.
Published on Oct 14, 2024 04:24 PM IST
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson & James A. Robinson get 2024 Nobel Economics Prize
Last year, Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics
Updated on Oct 14, 2024 03:25 PM IST
The Nobel Prize dilemma: Evolving science, static awards
The Nobel Prize finds itself at a crossroads, with questions about the evolving definitions of scientific disciplines and the relevance of clear-cut categories.
Published on Oct 14, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Anirban Mahapatra
What is innovation? Lessons from AI’s Nobel controversy
Vivek Wadhwa writes: The myth of the lone genius dominates public narratives, leading us to believe that major breakthroughs occur in isolation
Updated on Oct 12, 2024 12:52 AM IST
Atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo awarded 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2024 for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
Updated on Oct 11, 2024 02:58 PM IST
Nobel winner warns of ‘catastrophe’ if AI advances are not ‘controlled’
John Hopfield said he finds recent advances in artificial intelligence technology “very unnerving” and called for more research to understand advances in AI.
Published on Oct 09, 2024 06:45 AM IST
Nobel prize for medicine goes to U.S. duo who discovered microRNA
NOBEL-PRIZE/MEDICINE (CORRECTED, UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS):CORRECTED-UPDATE 5-Nobel prize for medicine goes to U.S. duo who discovered microRNA
Published on Oct 08, 2024 02:03 PM IST
Reuters |
Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Updated on Oct 08, 2024 01:21 PM IST
AP |
Who are Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, winners of 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024: This year’s Nobel Prize honours Ambros and Ruvkun for their discovery of a key principle controlling gene activity.
Published on Oct 07, 2024 04:29 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Nobel Prize in Medicine: Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun win for microRNA discovery
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024: Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun win for microRNA discovery
Updated on Oct 07, 2024 04:17 PM IST
Problematics | Nobel Prizes in other people’s subjects
In this special puzzle for Nobel week, can you figure out which award the Chilean wins, and which winner is wearing a grey suit?
Published on Oct 07, 2024 08:19 AM IST
The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence
The Nobel Prizes will be announced against a backdrop of wars, famine and artificial intelligence
Published on Oct 04, 2024 01:12 PM IST
AP |
Hayao Miyazaki honoured with prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award
Hayao Miyazaki, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has been honoured with this year's prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often referred to as Asia's Nobel Prize.
Published on Sep 01, 2024 08:55 PM IST
ANI | HT Entertainment Desk
Seeing Silicon | The ones who found quarks
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory shows that modern science needs new technology, money and infrastructure
Published on Aug 25, 2024 08:15 AM IST
Muhammad Yunus: 5 facts about possible chief advisor of Bangladesh interim govt
Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in micro-finance in 2006 and revolutionised the field of micro-lending through his Grameen Bank.
Published on Aug 06, 2024 11:06 AM IST
Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92
The first Canadian author to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Alice Munro, has died at the age of 92 in Ontario.
Published on May 15, 2024 02:45 PM IST
Deutsche Welle | Posted by Tapatrisha Das
Viral pic: Rabindranath Tagore’s English translation of Jana Gana Mana
“An English translation of Jana Gana Mana by Rabindranath Tagore,” reads the description of the photo shared with the post. The pic will wow you.
Published on May 07, 2024 11:40 AM IST
Trisha Sengupta
Peter Higgs and the genesis of the God Particle: 5 insights into his theory
Peter Higgs was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2013 for discovering the God Particle. His theory shook the scientific world in 1964 when he first proposed it.
Published on Apr 10, 2024 07:23 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Peter Higgs, Nobel-winning physicist who shed light on Dark Matter, dies at 94
Higgs shared his Nobel prize with Belgian physicist Francois Englert for proposing the existence of what became known as the Higgs boson particle
Published on Apr 09, 2024 11:01 PM IST
Bloomberg |
10 life-changing quotes Daniel Kahneman gave the world
Daniel Kahneman peacefully died on March 27. But he didn't forget to impart sincerely worthwhile lessons before parting ways.
Published on Mar 28, 2024 09:49 PM IST
Nobel-winning economist and psychologist Daniel Kahneman dies at 90
Daniel Kahneman upended assumptions about rationality that had dominated economics for decades.
Published on Mar 27, 2024 10:01 PM IST
Bloomberg |
National Science Day: Who is CV Raman, remembering legacy of a Nobel Laureate
Every year on February 28th, India celebrates National Science Day to commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by the renowned physicist Sir CV Raman
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 10:38 AM IST
C Shoban Babu, New Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal says he deserves a Nobel prize for running govt in Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal has claimed that official are not working according to AAP government's directives as they are scared of the BJP-led government at the Centre.
Updated on Feb 25, 2024 09:04 PM IST
Elon Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Norway MP: ‘He makes the world…’
Elon Musk's companies have helped “make the world a more connected and safer place," the MP said.
Published on Feb 21, 2024 01:19 PM IST
Nobel winner economist Muhammad Yunus faces jail in Bangladesh court ruling
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case.
Updated on Jan 01, 2024 03:48 PM IST
AFP | HT News Desk
A new year wish for good health
Major achievements in medical science in 2023 include mRNA technology for vaccines, CRISPR gene editing, 3D printing of human organs, and new drugs for weight loss and Alzheimer's. Utilization of continuous personal monitoring systems and artificial intelligence in healthcare also made significant progress. However, it is important to address poverty, nutrition, and access to healthcare to improve overall health.
Updated on Dec 31, 2023 11:13 PM IST