Breakthrough Prize Honors Scientists Working on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Neutrinos, And More

Monday, November 9, 2015 - 04:32 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The 2015 Breakthrough Prize ceremony on National Geographic Breakthrough Prize Foundation/Facebook Seth MacFarlane hosts the third annual Breakthrough Prize awards on National Geographic on Sunday, November 9th at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central. Think fast: what would you do for $3 million? If you need some inspiration, tune in to the National Geographic Channel tonight — Sunday, November 8 at 10 p.m. ET— to catch the third annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony, live from Silicon Valley. As the event unspools with a glittery assist from host Seth MacFarlane (creator of Family Guy and executive producer of Cosmos) and musical guest Pharrell Williams, seven individuals or teams are set to receive $3 million each for their cutting edge work in three categories: life sciences, math, and fundamental...

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