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Comment by whatshisface

>IMO it feels a little late / weird / irrelevant

>scientific awards are more interesting when leading indicators

Peter Higgs waited 50 years, the Nobel is not a "leading indicator." If it was, it would be given out on the basis of the "hype cycle," which would not be very helpful to anybody.

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