Nobel Prize

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “I’m not one of these people who keeps the phone on, and the champagne in the fridge” Peter Howitt certainly didn’t seem to be expecting the news of his 2025 prize in economic sciences. In this call recorded just after the announcement, he talks to the Nobel Prize’s Adam…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “It’s fantastic, Peter, isn’t that great? Yes!” Listen to Philippe Aghion telling Peter Howitt that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has been attempting to call him, captured as part of this call made shortly after the public announcement of their joint 2025 economic sciences prize. In this conversation…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 laureate in economic sciences Joel Mokyr on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Joel Mokyr answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): How were you as a child? Was there a particular teacher that influenced you? What do you…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Omar Yaghi on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Omar Yaghi answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): Can you tell us about your childhood? What type of child were you? What influence did…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine Fred Ramsdell on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Fred Ramsdell answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): What was your childhood like? Do you see any similarities between theatre and science?…

First reactions. Telephone interview with John Clarke, October 2025 “None of this work would have happened without the two of them.” In this interview shortly after the prize announcement, the new physics laureate John Clarke is still stunned by the news. He praises his co-laureates John Martinis and Michel Devoret, whom he worked together with…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine Mary Brunkow on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Mary Brunkow answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): Can you tell us about your childhood? Was there a single defining moment when…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “I believe this will encourage immunologists and physicians to apply the Tregs to treat various immunological diseases” Shimon Sakaguchi, 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine, has always been driven by the desire to find new ways to combat disease. In this conversation with the Nobel Prize’s Adam…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 economic sciences laureate James A. Robinson, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. James A. Robinson answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): – How did your upbringing shape you? – What do you enjoy most about economic…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 economic sciences laureate Daron Acemoglu, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Daron Acemoglu answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): – Where does your passion for economic sciences come from? – How was your childhood in Istanbul?…