Nobel Intentions

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Malala Yousafzai Calls on World Powers to Spend Their Money on ‘Books, Not Bullets’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2015 The 18-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is certainly wise beyond her years, and global leaders would do well to heed her latest piece of advice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Malala Opens a School for Syrian Refugee Girls on Her 18th Birthday

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 14, 2015 Activist and youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has opened a school for Syrian girls in an informal refugee settlement in Lebanon's Beka'a Valley. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Albert Camus: Past and Present

Allen Barra / Truthdig Feb 13, 2015 Camus remains the writer who always speaks to individuals, never to groups. He remains perpetually relevant without ever quite being fashionable. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Nobel Peace Prize

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Rather Than Just Honor Nobelist Malala Yousafzai, We Should Listen to Her

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 11, 2014 Honoring someone with the bravery and resiliency and ethical intelligence of a Malala Yousafzai is easy. Taking her more challenging positions seriously and engaging with them is much more difficult. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Malala Yousafzai and Children’s Advocate Win Nobel Peace Prize

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 10, 2014 Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said they'll use the award to try to bring their opposed countries together. And they'll start by inviting their respective prime ministers to the award ceremony. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nobel Prize Winners Discovered Brain’s ‘You Are Here’ Cells

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 6, 2014 Three neuroscientists have won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of the brain's internal GPS system -- knowledge of which has eluded experts for centuries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nobel Shot

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Doris Lessing, Voice for Many Ages, Dies at 94

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2013 Doris Lessing, an influential and prolific writer who made her mark in more than 50 novels, as well as short stories, essays and poems, died Sunday in London at age 94. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Says Buying a House Is a Bad Idea

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 If the housing crisis wasn't enough to turn you off of buying real estate, listen to economist Robert Shiller: Houses are poor investments, and they pretty much always have been. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Are TED Talks Deceiving Us?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2013 As the creative class suffers, TED Talks and books about creativity are on the rise; scientists have hit a turning point in Alzheimer's research with a new discovery; meanwhile, while Americans are becoming increasingly obese, so are their pets. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )