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Nobel Prizes have a diversity problem even worse than the scientific fields they honor

  • Written by Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College
Nobel Prizes have a diversity problem even worse than the scientific fields they honorMostly male, white faces up on stage at the Nobel Prize award ceremony.© Nobel Media/Alexander Mahmoud

In 2007, I served as a consultant for the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ deliberations about the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. As a result, I was invited to attend the Nobel ceremonies. Staying at the Grand Hotel with all the awardees,...

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