Nobel Prize

Interview, March 2022 Syukuro Manabe celebrates with students, faculty and staff. Photo: Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2021) Nobelprize.org interviewed Syukuro Manabe on 16 March, 2022. He spoke about his endless curiosity, valuable life advice and the topic he has researched for the last six decades – climate change. Telephone interview, October 2021…

Nobel Minds https://www.youtube.com/embed/vI9d4d0ogEY Five of the 2021 Nobel Prize laureates met digitally on 4 December 2021 for the traditional round-table discussion and TV program ‘Nobel Minds’ hosted by the BBC’s Zeinab Badawi. The laureates discussed their research, discoveries and achievements and how these might find a practical application. Participants: Klaus Hasselmann (physics), Benjamin List (chemistry),…

Telephone interview, October 2021 https://www.youtube.com/embed/JN785BltqPM “Let me just finish pouring some water into my coffee maker, because that’s going to be essential!” Telephone interview with David Julius following the announcement of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on 4 October 2021. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer of Nobel Prize Outreach.…

Interview, February 2022 Ardem Patapoutian in the lab. Photographer: Walter Wilson and The Collective, 2021 “I found my tribe among scientists” On 28 February 2022 nobelprize.org spoke to Ardem Patapoutian about his journey to the United States, what it takes to become a successful scientist and his love of playing the trumpet (even though his…

Transcript from an interview with the 2004 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine, Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck on 11 December 2004, during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Welcome to meet the Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine 2004, Richard Axel and Linda Buck. First of course like everyone else, congratulations to the prize.…

Robert J. Lefkowitz (left) and Brian K. Kobilka (right) met with Nobelprize.org’s interviewer Adam Smith (middle) on 6 December 2012. Interview with the 2012 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka, on 6 December 2012. The interviewer is Nobelprize.org’s Adam Smith. Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka, welcome to Stockholm,…

Konstantin Novoselov (right) and Andre Geim (left) during their interview with Nobelprize.org. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2010 Photo: Niclas Enberg Interview with 2010 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, 6 December 2010. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editorial Director of Nobel Media. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, welcome to the Nobel…

“I used to think Nobel Laureates were other people” Nobelprize.org met physicist Roger Penrose on 4 March 2021. He spoke about growing up, how his passion for maths developed and why he finds it so surreal to be a Nobel Laureate. Could you tell us a bit about when you were a child? Did you…

“Try and find something that you have a passion for” Nobelprize.org met virologist and dog lover Charles Rice on 11 March 2021. We spoke about his path into science, what advice he can give to younger researchers and how he received the news about his Nobel Prize. Why did you decide to pursue science? Charles…

“I see being a scientist as being a puzzle solver” Nobelprize.org interviewed Andrea Ghez on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021. She told us how her interest in science and the universe was sparked, what advice she would give to young researchers and why she loves being a scientist. Could you tell me a little…