Is the Nobel prize good for science?

David Matthews asks if elevating individuals to near-deity status undermines modern science’s purpose of deposing authority figures such as priests and popes

Published on
July 5, 2019
Last updated
July 9, 2019
David Matthews
Group of scientists
Source: Alamy/Patrick Kunkel/Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings

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Print headline: Does the Nobel prize undermine modern science’s aim of eliminating personal authority figures?

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#1 Submitted by A-S00024014 on October 9, 2019 - 1:07pm
... apotheosis of anyone including a nobelist will be clearly over the top ... many may agree. but to not treat them as a “ breed apart “ will be the polar opposite of apotheosis. Neither is to be welcome . It may be the (secondary) duty of the winner to then ‘recognize’ the big screws in his winning team. Basil jide fadipe

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