The science behind winning a Nobel Prize? Being a man from a wealthy family | Torsten Bell

The science behind winning a Nobel Prize? Being a man from a wealthy family | Torsten Bell

UK news, Nobel prizes, Science, Science prizes, People in science, Income inequality, Inequality Business | The Guardian

​A lot of talent is wasted in a world where more than half of laureates come from households in the richest 5%We like scientific breakthroughs. Humanity ultimately relies on them. So it matters if we’re missing out on discoveries.But compelling evidence that we are indeed missing out comes from a new study of the childhood background (measured on the basis of their father’s occupation) of some very successful scientists: Nobel laureates. Continue reading… 

A lot of talent is wasted in a world where more than half of laureates come from households in the richest 5%

We like scientific breakthroughs. Humanity ultimately relies on them. So it matters if we’re missing out on discoveries.

But compelling evidence that we are indeed missing out comes from a new study of the childhood background (measured on the basis of their father’s occupation) of some very successful scientists: Nobel laureates.

Continue reading… 

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