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Vulture comments on [LINK] 2014 Fields Medals and Nevanlinna Prize anounced - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: Sarunas 13 August 2014 10:58AM

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Comment author: Vulture 14 August 2014 01:23:26PM 1 point [-]

Not really an answer, but one could say that a scientist should conduct their research with one hungry eye on the Nobel Peace Prize.

(Obviously, this is a quip; cf medical research etc etc. But I think it conveys the spirit pretty well)

Comment author: Lumifer 14 August 2014 03:55:54PM 3 points [-]

conduct their research with one hungry eye on the Nobel Peace Prize.

Specifically the Nobel Peace Prize is pretty much discredited nowadays, it became a rather meaningless political gesture.