tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post3082408530812779282..comments2023-05-24T06:02:06.480-05:00Comments on Chuck's Chatter: The Arrogance and Injustices of the Nobel Prize in PhysicsChuck Doswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03099345055614900157noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-49848123215864659792016-08-18T17:10:48.062-05:002016-08-18T17:10:48.062-05:00Nothing compares with the hubris of the 1990 Nobel...Nothing compares with the hubris of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine that left out Robert A.Good. Good's unforgivable sin against scholarly medicine was laid out in the book "The Patchwork Mouse" but nobody considered the possibility Thomas might have skeletons in his closet.<br />In 2001 The Seattle Times did a series about experiments at Fred Hutchinson that illustrate the shortsightedness of the Nobel Prize Committee.Edward Saint-Ivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2759913671101666257.post-88430199776176685662013-03-29T13:06:23.996-05:002013-03-29T13:06:23.996-05:00The Nobel commission already lost it with me when ...The Nobel commission already lost it with me when they awarded the peace prize to Obama before he even did anything. I'm not sure they regret that decision or not but I could've thought of more deserving nominees. Beyond their silly criteria is also that the media treats the Nobel prize as some pinnacle of success and yet nobody reports on the fact that entire disciplines are banned from being considered. Jim LaDuenoreply@blogger.com