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# nobel-prize - Tuesday 2 October, 2018

Scientist becomes just third woman ever to win Nobel Prize for physics Nobel Prize

Scientist becomes just third woman ever to win Nobel Prize for physics

Oct 2nd 2018, 10:28 PM 16,436 Views 23 Comments

She shared the award with two other scientists.

# nobel-prize - Friday 4 May, 2018

2018 Nobel Literature Prize postponed after #MeToo controversy Nobel Prize

2018 Nobel Literature Prize postponed after #MeToo controversy

May 4th 2018, 9:30 AM 9,542 Views 24 Comments

This is the first time it has been postponed in over 70 years.

# nobel-prize - Monday 9 April, 2018

Three Nobel prize judges quit in protest over sexual assault allegations Me Too

Three Nobel prize judges quit in protest over sexual assault allegations

Apr 9th 2018, 8:29 PM 16,942 Views No Comments

A high-profile figure associated with the Swedish Academy has been accused by 18 women of sexual assault and harassment.

# nobel-prize - Sunday 8 October, 2017

Time out: Dangers of disrupting your body clock Tick Tock

Time out: Dangers of disrupting your body clock

Oct 8th 2017, 6:00 PM 27,208 Views 17 Comments

The Nobel Medicine Prize was awarded last week to three scientists highlighted how the body clock works.

# nobel-prize - Thursday 5 October, 2017

British writer of The Remains of the Day wins Nobel Prize for Literature Kazuo Ishiguro

British writer of The Remains of the Day wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Oct 5th 2017, 12:29 PM 9,367 Views 8 Comments

The prize is worth 9 million kronor (€1 million).

# nobel-prize - Monday 26 June, 2017

Nobel Peace Prize winner released from Chinese prison after 8 years with late-stage cancer China

Nobel Peace Prize winner released from Chinese prison after 8 years with late-stage cancer

Jun 26th 2017, 10:44 PM 12,146 Views 7 Comments

Liu Xiaobo was sentenced in 2009 for “subversion” after spearheading a bold petition for democratic reforms.

# nobel-prize - Sunday 2 April, 2017

Bob Dylan FINALLY accepts Nobel Prize for Literature Mr Tambourine Man

Bob Dylan FINALLY accepts Nobel Prize for Literature

Apr 2nd 2017, 11:20 AM 12,130 Views 23 Comments

The decision to give the musician the award sparked controversy in recent months.

# nobel-prize - Friday 9 December, 2016

Bob Dylan to play Dublin gig next year 3Arena

Bob Dylan to play Dublin gig next year

Dec 9th 2016, 6:08 PM 12,349 Views 45 Comments

The musician recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

# nobel-prize - Monday 5 December, 2016

He may be a no-show, but Bob Dylan has written something special for the Nobel banquet In Absentia

He may be a no-show, but Bob Dylan has written something special for the Nobel banquet

Dec 5th 2016, 8:07 PM 14,729 Views 36 Comments

Patti Smith will also perform a version of Dylan’s A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.

# nobel-prize - Thursday 1 December, 2016

Obama holds ceremony for Nobel Prize winners (Bob Dylan doesn't show up)

Obama holds ceremony for Nobel Prize winners (Bob Dylan doesn't show up)

Dec 1st 2016, 7:29 AM 10,933 Views 27 Comments

Dylan has also indicated he will skip the Nobel award ceremony in December.

# nobel-prize - Wednesday 23 November, 2016

Colombia's government will sign a new peace deal this week FARC

Colombia's government will sign a new peace deal this week

Nov 23rd 2016, 7:32 AM 5,372 Views 5 Comments

The new, revised accord will be submitted to Congress for approval, after the last one was rejected in a referendum.

# nobel-prize - Saturday 29 October, 2016

Bob Dylan finally breaks silence on Nobel Prize award Nobel Prize

Bob Dylan finally breaks silence on Nobel Prize award

Oct 29th 2016, 8:10 AM 26,159 Views 41 Comments

The 75-year-old is the first songwriter to win the prestigious award.

# nobel-prize - Friday 14 October, 2016

Why Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature No Direction Home

Why Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature

Oct 14th 2016, 6:15 AM 14,750 Views 46 Comments

For fans of lyrics, or of lyrical music, Dylan’s output rewards thorough exploration like no other artist of the last 100 years

# nobel-prize - Thursday 13 October, 2016

Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature Nobel Skyline

Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Oct 13th 2016, 12:05 PM 49,869 Views 112 Comments

The American singer was awarded the prize for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.

# nobel-prize - Tuesday 4 October, 2016

From The Daily Edge Facebook briefly made a load of people believe they won a Nobel Prize Dammit

Facebook briefly made a load of people believe they won a Nobel Prize

Oct 4th 2016, 2:09 PM 4,139 Views 2 Comments

Not again.

# nobel-prize - Saturday 12 December, 2015

How much will a can of beer cost you next year? It's the week in numbers Prime Numbers

How much will a can of beer cost you next year? It's the week in numbers

Dec 12th 2015, 6:30 PM 22,582 Views 44 Comments

Plus: How many selfies did Teresa Mannion say she posed for in Ballina?

# nobel-prize - Thursday 10 December, 2015

Irish scientist receives Nobel Prize for Medicine in glittering ceremony Parasite Research

Irish scientist receives Nobel Prize for Medicine in glittering ceremony

Dec 10th 2015, 9:55 PM 30,061 Views 34 Comments

Professor Campbell is only the second Irish person to ever be awarded the prize for science.

# nobel-prize - Monday 12 October, 2015

Angus Deaton just won a Nobel prize (but no, it's not the man you're thinking of) Have I Got News For You

Angus Deaton just won a Nobel prize (but no, it's not the man you're thinking of)

Oct 12th 2015, 1:05 PM 10,661 Views 9 Comments

Cue jokes galore.

# nobel-prize - Tuesday 6 October, 2015

That time the Nobel physics prize was accidentally given to the wrong person Easy Mistake To Make

That time the Nobel physics prize was accidentally given to the wrong person

Oct 6th 2015, 9:15 PM 20,465 Views 16 Comments

Right name, wrong man.

# nobel-prize - Monday 5 October, 2015

Irish-born scientist given a Nobel Prize for his work fighting a horrible parasite William Campbell

Irish-born scientist given a Nobel Prize for his work fighting a horrible parasite

Oct 5th 2015, 2:45 PM 21,503 Views 31 Comments

Irishman William Campbell shared one half of the prize with Satoshi Omura of Japan.

# nobel-prize - Monday 28 September, 2015

Watch Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai doing card tricks Take A Break

Watch Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai doing card tricks

Sep 28th 2015, 11:00 AM 10,180 Views 16 Comments

The Pakistani activist is multi-talented.

# nobel-prize - Wednesday 10 December, 2014

Today's top stories in 6 seconds News Wrap

Today's top stories in 6 seconds

Dec 10th 2014, 12:56 PM 9,106 Views No Comments

Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.

US scientist who sold his Nobel Prize to donate some of his millions to Irish university DNA

US scientist who sold his Nobel Prize to donate some of his millions to Irish university

Dec 10th 2014, 11:11 AM 10,306 Views 22 Comments

It has also been revealed that the man who bought the medal did so to give it back.

# nobel-prize - Monday 13 October, 2014

Check out the CV of the guy who just won the Nobel Prize for Economics Over-achiever

Check out the CV of the guy who just won the Nobel Prize for Economics

Oct 13th 2014, 12:46 PM 15,904 Views 20 Comments

It’s fair to say he’s “accomplished.”

# nobel-prize - Saturday 11 October, 2014

From The Daily Edge Autocorrect just made a very big fool of Naomi Campbell Malaria

Autocorrect just made a very big fool of Naomi Campbell

Oct 11th 2014, 10:56 AM 6,505 Views 2 Comments

This is why proofreading your tweets is essential.

# nobel-prize - Friday 10 October, 2014

17-year-old Malala Yousafzai has won the Nobel Peace Prize Well Done

17-year-old Malala Yousafzai has won the Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 10th 2014, 11:03 PM 21,893 Views 60 Comments

The teenager was the joint winner of the award along with Kailash Satyarthi of India.

# nobel-prize - Thursday 9 October, 2014

French writer Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature Books

French writer Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature

Oct 9th 2014, 12:01 PM 4,531 Views 6 Comments

The award is the biggest prize in literature and is worth €877,000.

# nobel-prize - Monday 6 October, 2014

UCC to give honorary degree to newly-crowned Nobel prize winner Inner Gps

UCC to give honorary degree to newly-crowned Nobel prize winner

Oct 6th 2014, 10:40 PM 28,250 Views 6 Comments

May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser have shared the award with fellow neuroscientist John O’Keefe.

# nobel-prize - Thursday 17 April, 2014

Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-winning writer, has died RIP

Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-winning writer, has died

Apr 17th 2014, 10:56 PM 11,641 Views 27 Comments

The Colombian writer was 87.

# nobel-prize - Saturday 19 October, 2013

Wikipedia 'edit-a-thon' tries to increase representation of women there Edit

Wikipedia 'edit-a-thon' tries to increase representation of women there

Oct 19th 2013, 5:30 PM 5,638 Views 7 Comments

Many high-profile women from the science, tech, engineering and maths fields have little or no profile on the contributor-generated online encyclopaedia.

# nobel-prize - Friday 18 October, 2013

Alice Munro declines Nobel awards invite due to poor health Nobel Prize

Alice Munro declines Nobel awards invite due to poor health

Oct 18th 2013, 6:10 PM 8,701 Views 2 Comments

The winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature is due to pick up a prize of US $1.2 million.

# nobel-prize - Monday 14 October, 2013

Nobel Prize winner reponsible for two of most important economic charts in recent decades Bubble Prophet

Nobel Prize winner reponsible for two of most important economic charts in recent decades

Oct 14th 2013, 3:51 PM 9,609 Views 22 Comments

Robert Shiller compiles two charts and makes them free for the public – and these charts predicted the dotcom bubble and the property bubble.

Assad: I should have won the Nobel Peace Prize Syria

Assad: I should have won the Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 14th 2013, 3:08 PM 8,449 Views 35 Comments

The Syrian leader made the remark “jokingly” according to a Lebanese newspaper.

# nobel-prize - Thursday 10 October, 2013

Canadian Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize, doesn't answer her phone Nobel Prize

Canadian Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize, doesn't answer her phone

Oct 10th 2013, 2:12 PM 10,781 Views 21 Comments

The 82-year-old Canadian has become just the 13th woman to win the prize in 112 years.

# nobel-prize - Thursday 5 September, 2013

Have you read Paul Simon's moving tribute to Seamus Heaney yet? New York Times

Have you read Paul Simon's moving tribute to Seamus Heaney yet?

Sep 5th 2013, 10:04 PM 17,970 Views 19 Comments

The singer-songwriter writes of his conversations with the literary great in Dublin and in Manhattan, and says there are “few poets” he would rank as Heaney’s equal.

# nobel-prize - Friday 30 August, 2013

The life and times of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney in pictures RIP This post contains images

The life and times of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney in pictures

Aug 30th 2013, 1:00 PM 10,168 Views 6 Comments

Remembering the life of Seamus Heaney in pictures.

# nobel-prize - Monday 12 August, 2013

Google Doodle celebrates quantum physicist with an Irish connection Erwin Schrödinger

Google Doodle celebrates quantum physicist with an Irish connection

Aug 12th 2013, 3:00 PM 6,047 Views 24 Comments

Erwin Schrödinger lived and worked in Dublin for seventeen years.

# nobel-prize - Sunday 11 August, 2013

Debunked: Does knuckle-cracking cause arthritis? True Or False

Debunked: Does knuckle-cracking cause arthritis?

Aug 11th 2013, 10:30 AM 22,608 Views 29 Comments

A loud cracking sound coming from inside your hand can’t be a good thing, right?

# nobel-prize - Wednesday 10 April, 2013

Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards dies IVF

Test-tube baby pioneer Robert Edwards dies

Apr 10th 2013, 5:51 PM 6,095 Views 11 Comments

Robert Edwards pioneered in vitro fertilisation and was awarded the nobel prize in 2010, three decades after the birth of the first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, in 1978.

# nobel-prize - Monday 10 December, 2012

Pics: European Union collects the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Winning

Pics: European Union collects the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Dec 10th 2012, 7:59 PM 4,243 Views 38 Comments

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was among the great and the good at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital today to mark the awarding of the prize to the bloc.

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