New Awards To Compete With Nobel Prizes

Tsalg writes "The Nobel prizes will soon have company. Fred Kavli, a Norwegian physicist, is funding new awards in the fields of astrophysics, neuroscience and nanotechnology. Kavli already funds several think tanks both in the U.S. and abroad, and intends the awards to help 'spread the word of science and get more students interested', as 'in many parts of the world that's a problem, from Norway to the United States...'"

Comments

ob Simpsons

[Valiss]

"What has science ever done? Has science ever kissed a girl, won a football game, or gone to the moon?" Homer J. Simpson

Re:The problem

[The Queen]

Exactly. Look how well his abstinence policies are working in our schools. ;-)

Eh?

[ShaniaTwain]

would that be the IgNobel Prize?

A modest suggestion.

[Sandbox Conspiracy]

As a geek at least partially inspired by Scotty from Star Trek, I wouldn't mind seeing a James Doohan Award for excellence in contributing to technological advancement or similar.

It's a ploy

[mathmatt]

Kalvi is just trying to win a Nobel Prize for achievement in the science of making awards.

(I have a feeling he'll have to settle for a Kalvi Prize)

Kavli Award?

[Jhan]

So, two important science awards, both hosted by nordic countries?

Nobel at least sound somewhat like "noble". Makes you forget about him making all that money by producing explosives.

Kavli sounds like some sort of low quality bread-spread...

Makes my think this is kind-of a cheesy award. :-)

I'll pass

[yotto]

Fred Kavli, a Norwegian physicist, is funding new awards... ...And all he needs is an American bank account in which to store the approx $1.2bln until the awards are given out.

Re:about time

[squiggleslash]

Could have fooled me. I was nominated this year for the Nobel Peace Prize because of my strong opposition to the Bush-administration's pro-war stance. To quote the nomination committee "Squiggleslash's tireless support for peaceful methods of regime change, and his determination and his eloquent and persuassive oratory, has moved many to question the need for violence where decency and respect can, themselves, change minds."

All this for a Journal Entry I made in October. This is in stark contrast to the Pulitzer Prize committee that still hasn't even commented upon my Hurricane Frances coverage.

This, I guess, is nothing new. Same as it ever was, indeed. Same as it ever was.

Re:Awards Show

[SmokeHalo]

That's what's been missing all this time! Instead of American Idol, we should be broadcasting Nobel Scientist! All the scientists would perform by replicating previous experiments and adding their own "personal" touches, then each would present their own research at the end of the season. Along the way, the audience gets to vote for their favorite. Who will survive this week? Will the physicist defeat the chemist in the Rube-Goldberg challenge? Stay tuned and find out, only on FOX.