tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post834738536085898541..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Nobel dataSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-79747488360757129562009-12-13T11:57:26.162-05:002009-12-13T11:57:26.162-05:00You have a good post and a point in your post.But ...You have a good post and a point in your post.But sometimes Nobel prize is given wrong also.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.luxurydrugrehab.com/drug-rehab-state-directory/drug-rehab-in-massachusetts/" rel="nofollow"> Massachusetts Drug Rehab </a>AMIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271598940693313554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-37905830731472256522007-02-22T01:47:00.000-05:002007-02-22T01:47:00.000-05:00Related to what STS says, What institution rightfu...Related to what STS says, What institution rightfully claims the Nobel laureates? The institution where he/she was educated and received his PhD, or where the prize-winning work was completed, or the institution where he/she is currently employed as a professor? I wonder if the data presented in the table is "clean", or consistent in how they've been attributed...and how the three separate Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809576012040509310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-3421976203840490932007-02-13T19:13:00.000-05:002007-02-13T19:13:00.000-05:00I like the idea of somehow crediting the instituti...I like the idea of somehow crediting the institutions where the prize-winning work was actually carried out. A lot of the big name universities are aggressive about hiring rising talent without necessarily playing much of a role in actively cultivating talent. <BR/><BR/>Of course measuring the value of an institution by weighing their N-prizes is pretty literal minded to begin with.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486234948199900568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-7394987002725093662007-02-13T00:31:00.000-05:002007-02-13T00:31:00.000-05:00Economics *as taught* in U.S. universities isn't a...Economics *as taught* in U.S. universities isn't a science because it's a watered-down, politically correct version.<BR/><BR/>Economics theory as may be found in journals and elsewhere *is* -- and not less than any hard science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-34304406357226257972007-02-12T20:22:00.000-05:002007-02-12T20:22:00.000-05:00I don't think that economics is as well developed ...I don't think that economics is as well developed as the other Nobel-eligible sciences: biology/chemistry/physics.<BR/><BR/>Feynman once defined science as answering the question: "If I do this (makes generic motion with fist), what happens next?" I think if you look carefully, you will find the predictive power of economic theory to be quite limited. Further, the subject is heavily contaminated Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-81732850996241498242007-02-12T19:40:00.000-05:002007-02-12T19:40:00.000-05:00What's wrong with the economics prize?What's wrong with the economics prize?tchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540495343231722385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-53016288355269412982007-02-12T17:16:00.000-05:002007-02-12T17:16:00.000-05:00Good point. Charlton (the author) actually does th...Good point. Charlton (the author) actually does this if you look further down his blog page.Steve Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-42295823727244625102007-02-12T17:08:00.000-05:002007-02-12T17:08:00.000-05:00Heh: The implication may be that Harvard is evolvi...Heh: <I>The implication may be that Harvard is evolving towards being a ‘normal science’ university – albeit unusually large and successful.</I><BR/><BR/>BTW you might add the Turing Award as well as the Fields Medal.Dave Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506030153326411733noreply@blogger.com