Gary Marcus asks if Ed Boyden deserved a share of this year's Nobel for optogenetics
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-10-06
Gary Marcus sparked a discussion asking whether Ed Boyden, a pioneer of optogenetics, should have shared this year's Nobel Prize. He added that his experts say Boyden would definitely deserve it if the prize could go to four people, though the choice of three was sensible.
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