3 authors win ,000 prizes for blending science and literature

3 authors win $10,000 prizes for blending science and literature

NEW YORK — Three authors who demonstrated how scientific research can be wedded to literary grace have been awarded $10,000 prizes. On Wednesday, the National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced the winners of the fifth annual Science + Literature awards. The books include Kimberly Blaeser’s poetry collection, “Ancient Light,” inspired in…

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Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index

Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index

SHENZHEN, CHINA – AUGUST 26: An aerial view of the Shenzhen skyline on August 26, 2020 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by He Shaoping/VCG via Getty Images) Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday after Wall Street closed in the red on growing geopolitical tensions and comments…

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