READ: Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in MedicineHere are some things to know about the Nobel Prizes:ADVERTISEMENTAN IDEA MORE POWERFUL THAN DYNAMITEThe Nobel Prizes were created by Alfred Nobel, a 19th-century businessman and chemist from Sweden. Though Nobel purists stress that the economics prize is technically not a Nobel Prize, it’s always presented together with the others. READ: Five things to know about the Nobel PrizesPEACE IN NORWAYFor reasons that are not entirely clear, Nobel decided that the peace prize should be awarded in Norway and the other prizes in Sweden. The Norwegian Nobel Committee is an independent body that insists its only mission is to carry out the will of Alfred Nobel. READ: 176 world leaders, Nobel laureates urge Bangladesh to halt legal cases against Peace Prize winnerLACK OF DIVERSITYHistorically, the vast majority of Nobel Prize winners have been white men.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 01, 2023 02:44 UTC