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There is a tendency for such awards to go to those in the top 10% of both the field in question and the top 10% of ability to sell themselves, rather than those
by morelisp 6y ago
There is a tendency for such awards to go to those in the top 10% of both the field in question and the top 10% of ability to sell themselves, rather than those in the top 1% of the field in question.
- nabla9 6y agoThat can be true for Literacy or Peace Nobel's but not for physics. The amount of cynical consipratory thinking in HN horrifies me.
- morelisp 6y ago10% is a drastic overestimate for Literature or Peace. I would be shocked if Peace is better than random. Your optimism concerning the Nobels for sciences is adorable.