对诺贝尔奖的评选规则进行批判。现代科学越来越不是单打独斗的时代，很多人的诺贝尔成就，都是他们与其同事，学生一起完成的，只颁给一人或者三人，都是不恰当的。
Philosopher Thomas Carlyle, that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.”这个想法对应着天才都是孤独的鸡汤，但是早已过时，现在的科学都是teamiest of team sports。
第二点诺贝尔更多的颁给白人男性，女性少的可怜。12/214在医学，4／175在化学，2/201在物理学。
**absurdity: **the quality or state of being ridiculous or wildly unreasonable; preposterousness, ridiculousness, ludicrousness
distortion: the action of giving a misleading account or impression; the action of distorting or the state of being distorted;
refrain: stop oneself from doing something; refrain from doing sh.
anachronistic: belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old-fashioned
trove: a store of valuable or delightful things
churlish: rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
cynical: believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity; skeptical, doubtful
whet: sharpen the blade of (a tool or weapon); a thing that stimulates appetite or desire
bend:
omission: someone or something that has been left out or excluded; exclusion, negligence
agony: extreme physical or mental suffering; hurt, pain
promulgate: promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)
pernicious: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way; harmful, damaging, destructive, hurtful
hazardous: risky, dangerous
labyrinth: maze; complex
posthumously: after the death of the originator
pivotal: of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else; crucial, vital
propagate: breed specimens of (a plant, animal, etc.) by natural processes from the parent stock; spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely; breed, spread, reproduce
lucrative: producing a great deal of profit
proponent: a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project; supporter, advocate
apotheosis: the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
consent: permission for something to happen or agreement to do something; give permission for something to happen; agreement, approval, assent
by common consent: with the agreement of all