CounterPunch8h
Peter Doherty: Public Science Communicator
A lecture series can promise much.  But one run out of a corporatised university comes with its own burdens and ...
Scientific American20h
Obesity-Drug Pioneers Win Prestigious Lasker Award for Medical Science
Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?
Nobel Prize winning BU professor to speak at Kopernik’s 50th Anniversary Gala
A distinguished Binghamton University professor will discuss his impressive career and the importance of scientific ...
Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
Less than two weeks before his 100th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter is receiving a lifetime achievement award from ...
National Catholic Register1d
Notre Dame Theologian Wins Prestigious Ratzinger Prize
The Irishman is the second Ratzinger Prize winner associated with Notre Dame. Jesuit Father Brian Daley, who taught in the ...
New Scientist1d
Ig Nobel prizes 2024: The unexpected science that won this year
From drunk worms to mammals that breath through their anuses, founder Marc Abrahams on the winners of this year's Ig Nobel ...
newtelegraphng2d
Akubuiro: The Nigeria Prize For Literature Has Become That Big African Prize
What comes to mind when you think about The Nigeria Prize for Literature? The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by the Nigeria LNG Limited, has become that big African prize – African prize in ...
Ig Nobel Prize winners include research into butt breathing, coin flips
The Journal of Improbable Research announced this year's Ig Nobel Prize winners, including a team who researched mammals that ...