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University of California sets world record with five Nobel Prizes in one week

35 points| pulisse | 4 months ago |sfchronicle.com

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burnt-resistor|4 months ago

And also rewarded a neoliberal American imperialist stooge trying to overthrow a democratically-elected government. They might as well have given it to Juan Guaidó.

The so-called "peace" prize is awarded by Norwegians who pick recipients by almost arbitrary methods and have a history of regularly giving it to some of the most murderous tyrants.

darth_avocado|4 months ago

3 of them were not born in the United States and one was born to an immigrant escaping Yugoslavia. A good reminder that the country attracts a lot of people because its great and the people in turn continue to contribute towards its greatness.

sema4hacker|4 months ago

And the California climate attracts people to California schools.