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Are major science prizes a form of philanthropy?
The Association for the Advancement of AI conferred its ‘Squirrel AI Award’ on Cynthia Rudin, and Duke University – her employer – published a press release celebrating it. Here’s one para from the release: “Only world-renowned recognitions, such as the … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Science
Tagged AAAI, Bill Gates, Infosys Prizes, Nobel Prizes, philanthropy, scientific prizes, scientific renown, Squirrel AI Award
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Melinda, Bill and Jeffrey (Epstein)
I’m not sure what to make of Bill Gates as he features in the New York Times‘s report on his divorce with Melinda French Gates, although it’s tempting to see hints of that attitude so often on display when the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, Bill Gates, George Church, Jean-François Gariépy, Jeffrey Epstein, John Brockman, Joi Ito, Lawrence Krauss, Melinda French Gates, MIT, Seth Lloyd
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Accumulation then philanthropy
Peter Woit’s review of a new book about Jim Simons, the mathematician and capitalist who set up the Simons Foundation, which funds math and physics research around the world but principally in the West to the tune of $300 million … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Gates, capital accumulation, capitalism, Donald Trump, income inequality, Jeffrey Epstein, Jim Simons, philanthropy, Simons Foundation, wealth inequality
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