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James Watson's Nobel Prize Medal Will Be Returned To Him
First time accepted submitter Dave Knott writes Following the recent auction of James Watson's Nobel Prize medal, the winning bidder will return the medal to Watson. The $4.7 million winning bid was made by Alisher Usmanov, Russia's wealthiest man, a metal and telecommunications tycoon worth $15.8 billion US. In remarks carried by Russian television Tuesday, Usmanov hailed Watson one of the greatest biologists in the history of mankind, and stated that when he learned that Watson was selling the medal for charity, he decided to purchase it and immediately give it back to him.
"cost of living"? Let me know when you've seen what the "cost of living" is for a billionaire, and then we'll talk scale. Hint: Yachts and jets are expensive. Oh wait wait you expect a billionaire to be living like a poor person...
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What is so surprising about that (wrt IQ tests)?
Maths and Science are the ways by which we understand the nature of the universe so someone who has an educational history in these subjects is going to know more about how our world functions, and having lots of time to think abstractly will probably lead to you being more intelligent than someone who is not.
So, you're saying that IQ tests are biased towards intelligent people? Damn.