2020
Reinhard Genzel – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
A Forty Year Journey Reinhard Genzel delivered his Nobel Lecture on Tuesday 8 December 2020. He was introduced by Professor Ariel Gobar. Pdf 2MBCopyright © The Nobel Foundation
moreRoger Penrose – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Black Holes, Cosmology, and Space-Time Singularities Roger Penrose delivered his Nobel Lecture on Tuesday 8 December 2020. He was introduced by Professor Ariel Gobar. Pdf 4MBCopyright © The Nobel Foundation
moreLouise Glück – Poetry
Poetry
English THE RED POPPY The great thingis not havinga mind. Feelings:oh, I have those; theygovern me. I havea lord in heavencalled the sun, and openfor him, showing himthe fire of my own heart, firelike his presence.What could such glory beif not a heart? Oh my brothers and sisters,were you like me once, long ago,before you…
morePaul R. Milgrom – Interview
Interview
Interview, March 2021 Paul R. Milgrom outside his home in Palo Alto. Photo credit: Andrew Brodhead/Stanford News Service “Don’t waste your time with things that aren’t going to matter” On 10 March 2021 nobelprize.org spoke to Paul R. Milgrom via zoom on how his life has changed since the announcements in October, what unique item…
moreRobert B. Wilson – Interview
Interview
Interview, February 2021 Robert B. Wilson with his Prize medal and diploma. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Elena Zhukova “I encourage young people to just have a little bit of curiosity” Nobelprize.org spoke to economist Robert Wilson on 3 February 2021 about teaching future laureates, collaborating with fellow laureate Paul Milgrom and dealing with failure.…
morePrize announcement
Prize announcement
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XIl-OBg1jmg Announcement of the 2020 Prize in Economic Sciences by Professor Göran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 12 October 2020. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZctoTG27Fhw “This prize is about avoiding the winner’s curse” Immediately after the announcement, Tommy Andersson, member of the committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences, was interviewed by…
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Popular information
The Prize in Economic Sciences 2020 Every day, auctions distribute astronomical values between buyers and sellers. This year’s Laureates, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, have improved auction theory and invented new auction formats, benefitting sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world. The quest for the perfect auction Auctions have a long history. In Ancient Rome,…
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