{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "fields-medal-2026",
  "title": "Fields Medal 2026",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/fields-medal-2026/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/fields-medal-2026.json",
  "summary": "Public interest spike following major academic award coverage (Fields Medal) and recognition of a notable laureate (Hong Wang), but lacking a precise downstream category in the current taxonomy.",
  "why_now": "Synchronized award announcements and institutional press releases (Quanta, New Scientist, NYU) caused the immediate attention spike.",
  "evidence_summary": "Concentrated coverage of a prestigious academic prize winner is driving searches and attention, but the available SignalType taxonomy lacks an explicit academic/science award category.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Low-Context Noise",
  "collected_at": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:50:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Low-Context Noise",
  "score": 70.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Hong Wang Wins 2026 Fields Medal, the Third Woman Ever - Quanta Magazine",
    "Fields medal 2026: Work on unifying laws of physics wins maths prize - New Scientist"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Hong Wang Wins 2026 Fields Medal, the Third Woman Ever - Quanta Magazine",
      "source": "Quanta Magazine",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxOS05TdlowQm9HTnJrV3hvTWhDUmNYcGlXalV3V0QxWGVaSzV6c1VwTE9hS0VHT1VrYWxHN1RWSEt5cTdmWklrSV9RMGQyRkFmcDB5WlBZRmliVGQydFhwVXZjNGtCTXBfSGF2NDdndktQRmd6RnZhamVrLXFKVVl6U3BLcDl1dEJLaVpBRHYyUzJubnhQcEVGM3l3?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202607240050_signal_Quality-7-fields-medal-2026",
    "batch_id": "202607240050",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202607240050_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202607240043_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202607240033_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202607240021_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202607240010_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202607240000_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
  }
}