Tag: Nobel Prize

  • You’re Fired! The world’s stupidest scientists…

    Celebrating the Worst of Science! Science can take itself a bit too seriously sometimes. Every Autumn at Harvard University, the ‘alternative Nobel Prize Ceremony’�?takes place.�?A parody of the Nobel Prize ceremony, the Ig Nobel Prizes are given to the stupidest or funniest scientific discovery.

  • The Secret of Eternal Youth

    Ever feel like you’re getting old? In the news this week it was announced that he typical age for experiencing a mid-life crisis is 35! If that’s you, spare a thought for Walter Breuning,�?the world’s oldest man recently celebrated his 114th Birthday. Today’s blog looks at whether science can ever beat aging…