Nota musical fac11/18/2022 ![]() ![]() MacArthur Foundation Yejin Choi, computer scientist and 2022 MacArthur Fellow, in Seattle. Paul Chan of New York, N.Y., is an artist, "testing the capacity of art to make human experience available for critical reflection and to effect social change." Jennifer Carlson of Tucson, Ariz., is a sociologist who studies "the motivations, assumptions, and social forces that drive gun ownership and shape gun culture in the United States." WBUR's Here & Now spoke with Carlson in 2021. The fellows can advance their expertise, change careers or buy a house. This year's class of so-called 'geniuses' includes an ornithologist, a cellist, a computer scientist and a human rights activists. ![]() This year's 25 MacArthur Fellows will each receive $800,000, a "no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential," according to the MacArthur Foundation website. ![]() You can't get nominated and the pool of candidates is a tightly-held secret. It is perhaps the most coveted award in academia, the arts and sciences. ![]()
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