Laureates

The Nobels are almost all doled out.

On Friday, Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese movement of atomic bomb survivors, was awarded the Peace Prize for “its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.” The Nobel Committee said the group’s efforts have contributed to the fact that no nuclear weapons have been used in war in 80 years.

AI researchers nabbed awards in Physics—for inventing artificial neural networks in the 70s and 80s—and in Chemistry—for using AI to crack the code on protein design in 2020. The prize in Literature went to South Korea’s Hang Kang, and the prize in Medicine went to American scientists who discovered microRNA. The prize in Economics will be awarded today.

Each Nobel Laureate receives a gold medal, a diploma, and 11 million Swedish kronor (~$1 million).

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Verse to consider whether you’re pursuing a Nobel Peace Prize or just trying to keep the peace in your household… “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” 
Matthew 5:9 (CSB) (read full passage)