Since the first award in 1901, conferment of the Nobel Prize has occasionally engendered criticism[1] and controversy.[2] After his death in 1896, the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel established that an annual prize be awarded for service to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, p... Read more
Answer (1 of 101): The nobel peace prize which was awarded to a terrorist mastermind. Yasser Arafatat [1] One of his most spine chilling quotations was “Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations.” and the irony is th.... Read more
In the ultimate accolade for the world’s mad scientists, spoof Nobel prizes were awarded Thursday for studies into beetle sex, turtles yawning, the desperation of people dying to urinate and other daffy investigations.
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Prizes totalling £45,000 have just been allocted to innovators from commonwealth member countries who suggest forward-looking solutions, which advance their values. Nobel should follow in these footsteps for sure – sustainable development wasn’t even a thing when the prize was set up.
Secretary-General opens innovation awards for sustainable development
A Commonwealth prize recognising the most impactful innovations in sustainable development has been launched by the Secretary-General. Prizes totalling £45,000 will be awarded to innovators from member countries who suggest forward-looking solutions, which advance the values of the Commonwealth Cha... Read more
Agreed, would be a good idea to have a specific Nobel Prize category just for sustainable development. As far as I can see on their site one one winner has been “for contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”
didn’t realise this was rife. til i read this
Agreed. How about The Sagan Awards?
ahem… “The nobel peace prize which was awarded to a terrorist mastermind. Yasser Arafatat”
Alternatives in the pas have been ridiculed and dropped, or is there a recognised alterntive.
Not sure about corruption as such, but yes, it has had its scandals.
Faceapp has a smile filter but doesn’t find the face. Wish it did: Decide how wide you want the smile to be. In fact, you can make a smile toothed or remove teeth from one.
Cool. An app would be better though. I found this.
good idea. been done though. not sure which has the biggest database though, if FB did it, it would include probably everybody.
How about fae search (saerch) ?
Prizes totalling £45,000 have just been allocted to innovators from commonwealth member countries who suggest forward-looking solutions, which advance their values. Nobel should follow in these footsteps for sure – sustainable development wasn’t even a thing when the prize was set up.
Agreed, would be a good idea to have a specific Nobel Prize category just for sustainable development. As far as I can see on their site one one winner has been “for contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.”