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So are the prized determined in retrospect? That seems like a very odd way to encourage direction. It would make a lot more sense if bounties were published ahe

So are the prized determined in retrospect? That seems like a very odd way to encourage direction. It would make a lot more sense if bounties were published ahead of time.

leoc 11y ago
It doesn't seem so: apparently ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9955286 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9955286 ) this is the text https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6/text#toc-H6E3C311E24F947609A106A90B3A42696 https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6/te... , and it seems to be setting up something more like the X-Prizes, with at least the objectives (maybe not all the awards) spelled out in advance, than the Nobel Prize which is awarded retrospectively (and to the individuals who did the work, rather than to the project itself). I assume that TFA's comparison to the Nobels is just inaccurate.