On Thursday, August 28, 2014, Marc LeBrun <mlb@well.com> wrote: Discussing what's considered prizeworthy, the politics, the dramas just distracts from the truth that the whole concept of such prizes is bogus. Pray tell, what problem does awarding them solve? Tom Knight> How else are respected scientists supposed to obtain reserved parking spaces on campus? < I knew a certain Dr. van Dalsem who got a spot just for being Chief of Radiology. But it was meager compared to the one reserved for Dr. Van Accessible. --rwg I think both the ozone hole CFC and IPCC Prizes were at best premature, and may someday shame the Committee for being trendy and political.