Nobel Prize

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “I would say a fundamental discovery really becomes true when you can apply it to something concrete.” Michel Devoret reflects on the excitement of seeing the fruits of research. He also talks about his co-laureate , one of his role models, together with Lord Kelvin. Devoret describes how he…

Finding out the news. October 2025 “Oh my God… I have no words.” Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina Machado finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news with her directly before it was announced to the…

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Maria Corina Machado at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, 10 December 2025. Ana Corina Sosa Machado, daughter of Maria Corina Machado, delivering the Nobel Peace Prize lecture. The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo City Hall. Machado taking part on a protest against the detention of Mayor Ledezma, who now will accompany…

Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 10 October 2025. Production by NRK. Interview about the awarded work “We want to send a message to all authoritarian leaders: choose ballots, not bullets” Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee was interviewed by…

Norwegian Begrunnelse, Nobels fredspris 2025 10. oktober 2025 Nobels fredspris for 2025 går til et modig, prinsippfast og fredssøkende menneske – til en kvinne som holder demokratiets flamme brennende i et tiltagende mørke. har bestemt at Nobels fredspris for 2025 skal tildeles Maria Corina Machado. Hun får prisen for sitt utrettelige arbeid for å sikre…

English Announcement, Nobel Peace Prize 2025 10 October 2025 The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace – to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness. has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado. She is…

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Curious about 2025 literature laureate  but unsure which of his books to pick up first? Here members of the Swedish Academy give their recommendations. Satantango (1985) Steve Sem-Sandberg: Satantango is a debut novel unlike any other. Published in 1985 it predicted the downfall of the communist regime in Hungary four years later. Set on the plains…