It's that time of the year again, when a lot of serious science journalists write about the #Nobels are flawed (true) and overhyped (true).

So, here's the true reason why we cover them in full detail:
It's fun.
The Nobels are suspense, glamour, excitement and we get to write about really amazing science. That's why it's the greatest week of the year for us.

I'll publish my annual chemistry prediction some time next week.
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@Fischblog And it's the time of year when we can remind everyone that the Sveriges Riksbank funded an economic prize that was mostly used to legitimize the ideology of infinite growth on a finite planet that is at the core of why we broke 7 of 9 planetary boundaries and may be on course to 3 degrees a.k.a. end of civilization by 2050. Fun times indeed.