Noble Prize

The Fascinating History Of The Nobel Peace Prize

Jay Nordlinger | Posted 05.30.2012

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Jay Nordlinger

In these last 111 years, the peace prize has been given 92 times. (The committee used to skip years, occasionally.) A hundred and one individuals have won the prize, and 20 organizations. They've all been interesting--every one. But shall we have a look at a handful?

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Should ODesk, Elance, and Solvate Have Won the Nobel Prize in Economics?

Damien Hoffman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Damien Hoffman

Sure, the newly minted Nobel Laureates have a super cool theoretical framework for dealing with labor market search frictions. But do they have a real-world platform which is actually solving the problem in real-time?

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Twitter Reacts To Obama Nobel Peace Prize Win

Posted 05.25.2011

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Shortly after the announcement that President Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Twitter erupted with congratulations, comments, and concer...

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Past Nobel Peace Prize Winners (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. The prize has been awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo since 1901, with break...

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Nobel Prizes Honor A Record 5 Women

AP | MALIN RISING and LOUISE NORDSTROM | Posted 05.25.2011

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STOCKHOLM — A record five women were among the 13 people awarded Nobel Prizes on Thursday, including a writer who depicted life behind the Iron ...

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Sam Stein

Obama's Nobel Prize Inspires Conservative Outrage And Confusion

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The unexpected news that President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize early Friday morning has prompted a serious debate as to whether the...

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Nobel Prize: Most Members Initially Argued Against Obama

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today, news broke that many on the Nobel Peace panel had initially balked at President Obama's nomination. The apparent leak, reported by Norway's t...

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