Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Secret Formula For Winning a Nobel Prize

Okay, so you didn't win the MacArthur 'genius' grant yesterday.
Do not despair.
Working together we can get you that phone call from a Swedish Chef sounding gentleman this October 7th.

First posted October 9, 2012:

Hot on the heels of my astounding lack of success winning a MacArthur 'Genius Grant' we visit BBC-Future.

My advice is to stay away from the hard science prizes and shoot for something that can't be falsified, maybe a Peace or Economics Prize.

From the BBC:
We sift through the stats to discover the hidden factors behind capturing arguably the most prestigious prizes in the world.  

Genius, passion, hard work, and a little bit of luck – that’s what we are told sets Nobel prize recipients apart from us mere mortals. But could there be any secret, hidden factors that come into play?...MORE
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