The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists highlights the importance of free speech and how it is under threat.
It turns out that,in economics,maths – like technology and much else – can be used for good or ill.
People should win the prize for science,the head of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said,“because they made the most important discovery”.
The prize is the last awarded of this year’s crop.
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their “courageous” defence of freedom of speech.
The author got the call from the Swedish Academy in the kitchen of his home in south-east England – and initially thought it was a prank.
The work of German scientist Benjamin List and Scotland-born scientist David W.C. MacMillan was “already benefiting humankind greatly”.
The scientists from Japan,Germany and Italy have been working in the field for decades.
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian findings could pave the way for new pain killers,the award-giving organisation said.
Australian researchers’ development of model embryos will ethically improve treatments for a wide range of critical medical issues.
The falsehood we must urgently eradicate is that the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines aren’t safe or effective despite their approval for use in Australia,Europe and elsewhere.