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It is suggested that politics has come into play here as only three people can win a Nobel Prize. I hope that, if this ends in a Nobel Prize, that "sportsmansh
by was_a_dev 3y ago
It is suggested that politics has come into play here as only three people can win a Nobel Prize.
I hope that, if this ends in a Nobel Prize, that "sportsmanship" comes into account
- est 3y agoIf LK-99 is true, Nobel Prize should make an exception for all the authors.
- jeffwass 3y agoWhy does this particular discovery merit an exception, but every other Nobel does not?
- r2_pilot 3y agoPerhaps with all the lower-hanging scientific fruit now getting more scarce, it makes sense to start allowing for a larger number of contributors to be recognized, even if they don't necessarily share in the prize money. Why not start such a new tradition when such a practical and wide-ranging technology comes into play? (assuming this is eventually validated)
- calderknight 3y agowould then make sense to award the prize less frequently
- rapsey 3y agoBecause if true it will be the most important discovery of this century?
- calderknight 3y agoI'm not sure about that. This is going to be a crazy century.
- concordDance 3y agoThe most important discovery of the century will probably be whatever finally lets us make human level AI.
- curiousObject 3y agoThat may be the last science Nobel awarded to a human
- Knee_Pain 3y ago[flagged]
- fbdab103 3y agoFun thought experiment, but I would probably go with something like the Haber Process to create ammonia. Enormous industrial applications which led to a boon in fertilizer development and feeding of humanity.
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- psychphysic 3y agoArbitrary punishing rules of the Nobel prize is part of the fun of science. As far as I can tell either wise they'd have dropped all these insane rules ages ago.
- Sharlin 3y agoWould be interesting if the rule were dropped given that in some fields like particle physics a paper may have dozens of authors…
- ergocoder 3y agoNobel Prize committee needs the cancel culture. Who in their right mind would reward only 3 people out of 6? How would they even choose 3 among themselves? This nobel prize limitation is a classic example of a moral hazard situation.
- joefigura 3y agoScientific collaborations have gotten steadily larger over time. Groups are no longer 3 people exchanging letters, and the 3 person limitation makes no sense.
- curiousObject 3y ago>Who in their right mind would reward only 3 people out of 6? In this case, the discovery, if it’s real, could get the awards for Physics and also for Chemistry. Because it’s such a once in a century level of scientific breakthrough Perhaps Physics award mainly for a theoretical explanation and Chemistry award mainly for the experimental process Therefore, six authors might be honored. It’s unlikely, but it’s a solution if the authors deserve it