The Hungarian novelist, hailed as a “master of apocalypse,” has spent his career writing about ruin, endurance, and faith. His Nobel win adds him to a lineage of Jewish laureates, including Albert Einstein and Bob Dylan
The nomination letter was presented to Trump as the president met with Netanyahu to discuss the leader’s self-proclaimed victory in Iran and a potential ceasefire in Gaza
His work on concepts such as cognitive biases and prospect theory effectively launched the field of behavioral economics
Economist Claudia Goldin remembers growing up above Macy's in an apartment without air conditioning
Goldin’s work shows that opportunity for women in the labor market is less a function of changing social mores or economic growth than it is susceptible to a variety of factors
Martha Nussbaum's philosophy has forcefully argued for the importance of the humanities in a world that shrugs at art
Yes, it’s time for Ira Glass to step up to the podium in Oslo — and time for the Nobel to modernize
Weissman shared the prize with Katalin Kariko, his Hungarian-born research partner at the University of Pennsylvania.
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