Keeping an Eye on the Prize

摘要

I was very disappointed to find out ("Fame inflation," Newsmakers, 1 February, p. 553) that I, like Steven Running, am not a Nobel laureate. According to the "Dear colleagues" letter I received from Ogunlade Davidson and Bert Metz on behalf of the IPCC, I am indeed a Nobel laureate, albeit perhaps along with many, many others. The letter says, "You no doubt have heard about the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC, jointly with Al Gore of the USA. This makes all of you a Nobel laureate and we, as co-chairs, want to congratulate you wholeheartedly with this exceptional recognition." Additionally, a beautiful Nobel Peace Prize certificate with my name on it now adorns my wall. Although the financial remuneration has not yet arrived, I have enjoyed the celebrity status associated with the honor.