> then wouldn't that also apply to the prizes at the top? It does, but the politics and favoritism is happening within a heavily selected group of very, very c

> then wouldn't that also apply to the prizes at the top? It does, but the politics and favoritism is happening within a heavily selected group of very, very competent people. Plenty of people get snubbed for petty reasons, but they get snubbed in favor of others who are also doing Nobel-worthy work.