Is the Nobel Prize for Physics a Good Idea?

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Science in real life is built on team work, and none of that is actually represented in the novels. Ba id to say that the people who win the novels don't deserve them. So if the nobels have to go on, then i think they need to radically change. I think you'd need to have a prize that was much more international,. That acknowledged work from a broader range of countries wolook like a glow bel prize.

The Nobel Prize has rewarded some amazing discoveries. It’s also contributed to scientific tunnel vision. This week, how the Nobel impacted our understanding of an enormous cosmic mystery, and what a new and improved Nobel Prize could look like.

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