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Nobel Prize-Winning American Scientist James Watson Stripped of Honorary Titles

posted by chromas on Sunday January 13 2019, @10:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the race-to-disgrace dept.

takyon writes:

James Watson: Scientist loses titles after claims over race

Nobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson has been stripped of his honorary titles after repeating comments about race and intelligence.

In a TV programme, the pioneer in DNA studies made a reference to a view that genes cause a difference on average between blacks and whites on IQ tests. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory said the 90-year-old scientist's remarks were "unsubstantiated and reckless". Dr Watson had made similar claims in 2007 and subsequently apologised.

He shared the Nobel in 1962 with Maurice Wilkins and Francis Crick for their 1953 discovery of the DNA's double helix structure.

Dr Watson sold his gold medal in 2014, saying he had been ostracised by the scientific community after his remarks about race. He is currently in a nursing home recovering from a car accident and is said to have "very minimal" awareness of his surroundings.

Previously: Disgraced Scientist is Selling his Nobel Prize

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  • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 13 2019, @10:13PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 13 2019, @10:13PM (#786053)

    Disgraced Nobel committee [bbc.co.uk] strips scientist [medium.com] of honorary prize.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Sunday January 13 2019, @10:28PM (3 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday January 13 2019, @10:28PM (#786062) Journal

    From your first link:

    Geir Lundestad told the AP news agency that the committee hoped the award would strengthen Mr Obama.

    Well, no, faggotry is never well received, outside of Gay Bay. When the real "legacies" of the past few presidents are set down in the history books, Obama will merit a couple of sentences. In a hundred years or so, he'll be as memorable as - ohhhh - Madison. "Class, who was the first black president?" "Ohhh . . " "Uhhhmmmm" "Wasn't that Lincoln?" "No, Silly, it must have been Clinton, because it was real close to the millenium." "No, you're all wrong. Angela Merkel." "Hush Stupid, you answer Angela Merkel to all the questions!" "Class, let's settle down now, don't make me call the Resource Officer in to taser your asses again!"

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @03:26AM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @03:26AM (#786240)

      When the real "legacies" of the past few presidents are set down in the history books, Obama will merit a couple of sentences. In a hundred years or so, he'll be as memorable as - ohhhh - Madison.

      James Madison? One of the people along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay behind fellow pseudo-anon, Publius, who wrote the Federalist Papers?

      Please tell me you've read the Federalist Papers...

      • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday January 14 2019, @05:58AM (1 child)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday January 14 2019, @05:58AM (#786301) Journal

        We're talking about school children. James Madison is only remembered because his wife still lives at the museum, and still bakes delicious snacks that are delivered all around the nation for school children.

        • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @08:36AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 14 2019, @08:36AM (#786362)

          James Madison is only remembered because his wife still lives at the museum, and still bakes delicious snacks that are delivered all around the nation for school children.

          His wife still "lives" at the museum today!?!? What is she, some kind of undead vampire?

          Has anyone ever informed Abraham Lincoln [imdb.com] about this?