Nobel Prize

Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Susumu Kitagawa on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How did you become interested in science?  Susumu Kitagawa: I was born in Kyoto and I graduated from Kyoto University. I enjoyed very much my life in Kyoto, because Kyoto is a 1,200-years-old capital.…

Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Omar Yaghi on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Can you tell us about your childhood?  Omar Yaghi: I grew up in Amman, Jordan. I was born and raised in Amman, Jordan. I was born to a refugee family of well, we were…

Interview with the 2024 chemistry laureate John Jumper, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How did your interest in science come about? John Jumper: My childhood, I grew up in Arkansas just outside Little Rock. I grew up on a farm, not really a working farm, but you know, horses,…

Video from the award ceremony Watch a video clip of Susumu Kitagawa receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2025.

Video from the award ceremony Watch a video clip of Omar M. Yaghi receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2025.

Video from the award ceremony Watch a video clip of Richard Robson receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2025.

Interview with the 2024 chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. What sparked your interest in science and AI?  Demis Hassabis: My interest in science and AI started with games. I started to play chess from a very young age. I was actually four years old when…

Interview with the 2024 chemistry laureate David Baker, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. What influence did your parents have on you? David Baker: I grew up in a very, very happy family. My parents were very interested in education. We talked about all kinds of things and it was…

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Omar M. Yaghi’s speech at the Nobel Prize banquet, 10 December 2025 Your Majesties,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellences,Dear laureates,Ladies and gentlemen— On behalf of my co-laureates , , and myself, I thank the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation for this extraordinary honor. Tonight, we celebrate not only achievement but possibility—the power of human…