Nobel Prize

Interview with the 2019 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry M. Stanley Whittingham on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden.  Do you remember a teacher that inspired you?  M. Stanley Whittingham: Two of them in particular got me enthusiastic about science. They were so excited themselves and they really tried to teach…

Interview with the 2019 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Akira Yoshino on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden.  Do you remember a specific teacher?  Akira Yoshino: When I was in the third or fourth grade, my teacher recommended a book by Michael Faraday, The Chemical History of a Candle. It impressed…

Interview with the 2019 laureate in physiology or medicine Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, 6 December 2019. Did you always plan on studying medicine?  Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe: I can remember the day of choosing medicine. The headmaster, rather austere figure, came into the chemistry classroom and said Ratcliffe, could I have a word? And I…

Interview with the 2019 Nobel Prize laureate in literature Peter Handke on 9 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How does your writing process begin?  Peter Handke: I start with a feeling and images and rhythm. This is inside me. Sometimes I have a story to tell. It is always this transformation during…

Interview with the 2019 economic sciences laureate Michael Kremer on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How was your interest in science sparked? Michael Kremer: As a child, I was interested in science and I was fortunate enough to be mentored by a physics professor, Larry Weaver. He taught me the…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea. Abiy Ahmed Ali. Full name: Abiy Ahmed AliBorn: 15 August 1976, Beshasha, EthiopiaRole: Prime Minister of EthiopiaDate awarded: 11 October 2019…

Nobel Prize Conversations  “Science takes time and you need to build up the knowledge so I don’t see why we shouldn’t start right now?” “When people think about other worlds, they think about other life.” Nobel Prize laureate Didier Queloz was a pioneering explorer of exoplanets – planets outside our own solar system –…

Nobel Prize Conversations Esther Duflo’s research improves our ability to fight global poverty. In just two decades, co-laureates Duflo, Banerjee and Kremer have transformed development economics with their innovative experiment-based approach, which is now a flourishing field of research. Thanks to their work we have clearer perspectives on the core problems within areas such as…

Interview with the 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine William G. Kaelin on 8 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Was it your dream to be a Nobel Laureate? Was this my dream to become a Nobel Laureate when I was a child? To be honest, when I was a child,…

Interview with the 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physics Didier Queloz on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Where do you get your passion for science? Didier Queloz: I think my passion for science may be something that I had in the blood early on, because I think I was born very…