Nobel Prizes

[Adam Smith]

This year's Nobel Prize for MEDICINE was announced this morning. The prize was shared by two researchers in the UK and one in the US. Prizes for Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Economics will follow this week.

Who do you think is deserving of this years prizes?
What is the import of their work?

[KrazyHorse]

*Thinks back to last year, decides running gag is acceptable*

The Economics Prize is not a Nobel Prize. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden (Sveriges Riksbank) instituted the "Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel", and it has since been awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm

http://www.nobel.se/physics/nomination/

Anyhow, I'm really interested to see who wins this year. Neutrino switching? Just a guess...

[KrazyHorse]

The above post should be specified as referring to physics...

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by Frogger
The above post should be specified as referring to physics...

I thought it was gender problems in sub atomic particles

[Rogan Josh]

Well.... I did publish an exciting new paper today...

[Roland]

... so it's just 30 years to prize ?

[Dauphin]

I prefer these nominations of actual research:

BIOLOGY
Norma E. Bubier, Charles G.M. Paxton, Phil Bowers, and D. Charles Deeming of the United Kingdom, for their report "Courtship Behaviour of Ostriches Towards Humans Under Farming Conditions in Britain."

PHYSICS
Arnd Leike of the University of Munich, for demonstrating that beer froth obeys the mathematical Law of Exponential Decay.

CHEMISTRY
Theo Gray of Wolfram Research, in Champaign, Illinois, for gathering many elements of the periodic table, and assembling them into the form of a four-legged periodic table table.

MATHEMATICS
K.P. Sreekumar and the late G. Nirmalan of Kerala Agricultural University, India, for their analytical report "Estimation of the Total Surface Area in Indian Elephants."

MEDICINE
Chris McManus of University College London, for his excruciatingly balanced report, "Scrotal Asymmetry in Man and in Ancient Sculpture."

[DaShi]

Bah! It's just a popularity contest!

[Adam Smith]

Originally posted by Frogger

The Economics Prize is not a Nobel Prize. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden (Sveriges Riksbank) instituted the "Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel", and it has since been awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm

Thirteen minutes to respond. You guys are slipping. Well, at least you beat Roland to the punch.

[KrazyHorse]

It took that long to find an official link.

[Roland]

I've never posted the Riksbank thing.... why should I care ?

[KrazyHorse]

I was the one riding him on it last year, IIRC...

I do notice that you made an appearance pretty quickly, though.

It took that long to find an official link.

Should probably add it to my "favourites" section to make next year easier...

[Anodyne]

Biology, physics, chemistry, etc etc... Blah..

Where are the really interesting candidates; Literature and Peace?

[Chowlett]

Ah, the IgNobels, SD. A fine tradition.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Ade
Biology, physics, chemistry, etc etc... Blah..

Where are the really interesting candidates; Literature and Peace?

You mean the gag categories?