Do the Nobel Prizes Still Make Sense in the 21st Century?

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The Nobel Prizes reward the greatest accomplishments of the human race. Right? Then why haven't they changed much in 100+ years? Do they really represent how science is done? And why so few women?

References and more:

Molly Oldfield - The Secret Museum http://amzn.to/173lLpj

Georgia Lupi Nobel Prize infographic: http://www.brainpickings.org/i....ndex.php/2012/11/29/

Alfred Nobel's will: http://www.nobelprize.org/alfr....ed_nobel/will/will-f

Top 10 Nobel snubs: http://www.scientificamerican.....com/slideshow.cfm?id

Nobel Prize controversies (like Johannes Fibiger) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N....obel_Prize_controver

Women who have won science Nobels http://mentalfloss.com/article..../53186/14-women-whov

The Nobel ignores how modern science works: http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-....talk/aerospace/astro

Nobel prize and myth of the "lone genius" http://blogs.scientificamerica....n.com/the-curious-wa

Thomas Edison on success: http://www.brainpickings.org/i....ndex.php/2013/02/11/

Steve Jobs on creativity: http://www.wired.com/wired/arc....hive/4.02/jobs_pr.ht

Open letter to Nobel committee: http://www.newscientist.com/ar....ticle/dn17863-open-l

Thumbnail art via catwalker/Shutterstock

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