The Nobel Prize in Economics generates an implied hierarchy of knowledge, and rewards particular ways of thinking. This has great consequence for what ideas are spread and adopted.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Monday the economists had been feted ‘for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity’. The economics prize was the final one to be given out this year.
Crunch the numbers in any direction. Cherry-pick the years. The answer will always be the same: if the Nobel Committee has to snub somebody, it will be a woman.
Han Kang, first South Korean author to be awarded Nobel Prize in Literature, previously won International Booker for her novel The Vegetarian, which was key to opening global doors for her.
American scientist John Hopfield’s network can save info & reconstruct it. British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton’s Boltzmann machine was an early example of a generative model.
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said that Machine learning based on artificial neural networks is currently revolutionising science, engineering and daily life.
Victor Ambros & Gary Ruvkun won the prize Monday. MicroRNAs are a class of tiny, non-coding RNAs that regulate gene activity. A small worm was the silent hero behind the milestone.
Has the Left learnt any lessons from the 2019 Lok Sabha elections? Absolutely not, going by the CPI(M)’s political resolution discussed at its 24th Congress at Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
The jitters in Indian markets are likely ‘short-term’. Experts say this could serve as a key growth opportunity & that India must accelerate FTA talks with major countries, including US.
Space is emerging as a new domain that will dominate warfare, CDS says, adds that India needs to develop a 'space culture' that fosters new ideas & capabilities in space warfare.
This isn’t an obituary of Manoj Kumar. It's about the influence he had in defining patriotism for two generations of Indians across our most perilous decade, say from 1962 until the run-up to the Emergency.
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