Tokyo’s first subways were but a dream on a drawing board in October 1925. Also, a quarter of a century later in October 1950, nearly 150 students were arrested for a violent protest at Waseda University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/history/japan-nobel-chemistry-subway-waseda-student-protest-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #subway #tokyometro #infrastructure #tokyometropolitanassembly #wasedauniversity #students #studentprotests #lowerhouse #inflation #nobelprize #chemistry #hidekishirakawa
"'Will you get the Nobel Prize?' Absolutely not. They'll give it to some guy that didn't do a damn thing. They'll give it to a guy that wrote a book about the mind of Donald Trump & what it took to solve the wars, & he'll get the #NobelPrize," #Trump complained to the assembled #military leaders.
Trump has used a mix of threats, inducements & the power of his office to try to shape the behaviors of allies & foes.
OK, so the results from my very unscientific #NobelPrize in #Physics topic poll are in, and the winner is … Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (or “AMO”, as it’s short-handed). Hot on the heels of AMO is Astrophysics and Cosmology. Particle Physics was the hands-down least-favoured topic.
So, let’s go one more step and see what the #fediverse thinks are its favourite discoveries that might attract the prize. Let’s stick to AMO and Astro/Cosmo, since those are the preferred areas.
Alex Akselrod
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After visiting the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Frydnes emphasized that the testimonies of hibakusha will bring changes to the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/nobel-chair-hibakusha-stories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #hibakusha #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #us #nuclearweapons #wwii
Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Frydnes has spoken of the need to listen to the voices of hibakusha, who survived the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/japan/nobel-committee-chair-highlights-need-to-hear-hibakusha-voices/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #hibakusha #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings
Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Frydnes has visited Hiroshima and called for attention to be paid to the voices of hibakusha, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of the western Japan city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/japan/nobel-committee-chair-visits-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #hiroshima #atomicbombings #nobelprize
Ahead of the 80th anniversary next month, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons launched an online memorial for children who died in the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/01/japan/online-memorial-nagasaki-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #ican #us #wwii #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #wardead #nagasaki #hiroshima