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8 of the best looks at the 'Oscars of Science,' where tech execs like Elon Musk mingled with Kim Kardashian and other stars
The Breakthrough Prize Awards, dubbed the "Oscars of Science," took place in Los Angeles on Saturday. The annual awards ceremony, cofounded by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin ...
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Breakthrough Prizes
The Breakthrough Prizes honor important, primarily recent, achievements in the categories of fundamental physics, life sciences and mathematics. The prizes are founded by Sergey Brin, Priscilla Chan ...
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Doctors protest cost of Vertex cystic fibrosis drug as its scientists prepare to receive $3 million ‘Oscars of Science’ award
The doctors and scientists who signed it urged organizers and recipients of Breakthrough Prizes to pressure Vertex to make the drug affordable to everyone who needs it. Dr. Meghan McGarry ...
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American teen, Ryan Chester, makes Einstein simple, wins huge prize
The scholarship is the newest award in the family of Breakthrough Prizes, which are meant to celebrate the importance of science and recognise brilliance in the fields of math, biology and physics.
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These brilliant scientists each won $3 million for discovering a way to turn brain cells on or off using light
The Breakthrough Prizes might be considered the scientific equivalent of the oscars, if the oscars were held in Silicon Valley. Two of the scientists honored at this year's awards were Ed Boyden ...