Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton donated C$725,000 to Water First, an Indigenous water system charity.

Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton has donated C$725,000, half of his award, to Water First, a charity focused on training Indigenous communities in Canada to develop safe water systems. Hinton, who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with John Hopfield, was motivated by land acknowledgments he heard at events, emphasizing the need for tangible support for Indigenous issues, such as unsafe water causing illnesses. He also plans to donate to organizations aiding neurodiverse young adults.

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