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Kyoto Prize winners announced

A California-based computer scientist, a philosophy professor and a molecular biologist will each receive $460,000 after being selected Friday as winners of this year's Kyoto Prizes for achievement in the arts and sciences. Computer scientist Richard... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Jun 20 2008

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