How a Love of Chess Led the CEO of Google's DeepMind to a Career in AI — and a Nobel Prize
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis's AI journey had an unexpected start: his early mastery of chess. Years before Hassabis ...
Nobel chief warns of growing threat to science and free inquiry
The annual Nobel Prizes must “stand up” for scientific learning and free inquiry in an age when both are under growing threat ...
Q&A: Nobel Prize-winning researcher and BU grad discusses vaccine development, vaccine hesitancy, and preparing for another pandemic
Weissman was jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Katalin Karikó for discoveries which made COVID-19 ...
Abel Prize Awarded to Japanese Mathematician Who Abstracted Abstractions
Masaki Kashiwara received the honor, often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, for work that combined different mathematical fields to solve challenging problems.
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Mathematician wins 2025 Abel prize for tools to solve tricky equations
Masaki Kashiwara has won the 2025 Abel prize, seen by some as the Nobel of mathematics, for his contributions to algebraic ...
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Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates
If Andrea Ghez had listened to her critics, one of the galaxy’s greatest mysteries might yet remain unsolved. The UCLA ...
Kyoto University professor wins Abel Prize, the ‘Math Nobel’
Masaki Kashiwara, project professor at Kyoto University’s Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded the ...
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Jeong Jin-ho launches Nobel Prize project to elevate Korean scientists globally
Jeong Jin-ho launches Nobel Prize project to elevate Korean scientists globally Jung Jin-ho reveals ambitious initiative to enhance the global presence of Korean scientific talent.
Academic freedom and democracy under siege: how a Nobel peace prize could help defend them
Universities and research are the target of unprecedented attacks in the US, threatening academic freedom. Scientists have ...
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Nobel Prize–Winner William Moomaw Stresses the Need for Large Trees in Newton
On Tuesday, the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton hosted the Nobel Prize–winning scientist William R. Moomaw.