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I'm detecting a hint of sarcasm... ;) Well, it's my understanding that most prize money won by scientists are not reinvested in their research, meaning that it
by ama729 13y ago
I'm detecting a hint of sarcasm... ;)
Well, it's my understanding that most prize money won by scientists are not reinvested in their research, meaning that it act more as a regular enterprise bonus than a kind of research grant. Is it false?
In that case, I think it was proven than passing a certain mark, the amount of money in a prize get diminishing returns quickly, thus the proposal that it's more interesting to give to a lots of scientists a small sum (not necessarily $3000, that was derived from the $3 million) than for a few a big one.
- kaitai 13y agoAll the money I win for anything goes back into my research, for what it's worth. Perhaps because I'm on the poor end for an academic mathematician. However, it's grant money, not prize money, that I get. I have no idea how on earth I could ever win a prize for math since I'm not in line for the Fields, Abel, or Alfried Krupp prize.
- ama729 13y ago> All the money I win for anything goes back into my research, for what it's worth. Perhaps because I'm on the poor end for an academic mathematician. Wait ... you were not sarcastic? (Inverse poe law, here I come!) > I have no idea how on earth I could ever win a prize for math since I'm not in line for the Fields, Abel, or Alfried Krupp prize. There are no smaller prizes in mathematics? (I don't have any knowledge in that area)
- kaitai 13y agoI was and am at the same time not sarcastic. I would be genuinely thrilled to get $3000 and am aware that it is a stupid small amount :) There are not many smaller prizes in math that award money.