Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize Conversations “Asking is hard. Once you realise there’s an interesting question to develop answers to, it is even harder.” Growing up in Istanbul, Turkey, shaped Daron Acemoglu’s life and career in many ways. It sparked his interest in politics and social sciences and led to a research career investigating the differences in prosperity…

Nobel Prize Conversations “If you imagine each researcher as a kind of a neuron in the communal brain, then people call me a connection machine.” David Baker is a true believer in collaboration. He sees mentoring as one of the most essential parts of his job. Baker spends most of his time at his laboratory…

Nobel Prize Conversations “I just think a book can change your life.” 2024 economic sciences laureate James Robinson loves books – he has about 10 000 at home. Growing up without a TV, he and his mother spent evenings discussing news from the newspaper and reading. It’s no wonder his interest for social sciences, politics…

Nobel Prize Conversations “When we remember, what we’re doing is just making up a story that sounds plausible to us. That’s what memories are.” Join podcast host Adam Smith as he speaks to physicist Geoffrey Hinton, often called the godfather of AI. They discuss Hinton’s childhood memories and how his family legacy of successful scientists…

Nobel Prize Conversations “When I’m writing very well, then I don’t have to write. It’s just writing itself, if that’s a possible way to say it” Is the creative process different in the fields of art, literature and music? In a podcast conversation, literature laureate Jon Fosse speaks about all three fields and how they…

Nobel Prize Conversations “There’s always a little bit of luck involved because you never know what will happen” Hear physics laureate Pierre Agostini describe how he found his love of science: ”It was only when I started doing research that I discovered the fun of physics.” Together with podcast host Adam Smith, he talks about…

Nobel Prize Conversations “Intuition is hard to teach and hard to explain” Is it possible to ‘see’ quantum mechanics in action? In a podcast conversation, physics laureate Moungi Bawendi speaks about the incredible gratification of visualising quantum mechanics and how his collaboration with co-laureate Louis Brus started. He also shares his love of music and…

Nobel Prize Conversations “You recognise opportunity and then you have to take advantage of it. Seize the opportunity basically. It takes some struggle.” Some words of wisdom from chemistry laureate Louis Brus. In a conversation with podcast host Adam Smith, Brus speaks about the process of discovery and his own scientific path. This conversation was published on…

Nobel Prize Conversations “That’s a little bit like everything else in life. Some things work, some things don’t work. The important is to continue going and to enjoy the good things that are happening.” What are the benefits of creating a diverse laboratory? In this podcast episode with physicist Anne L’Huillier, we speak about the…

Nobel Prize Conversations “When I was a young kid, my father would tell me, you can do anything you want when you go to work. The most important thing is to enjoy it. I found that” How can we ensure that knowledge and science is spread globally? Medicine laureate Drew Weissman is an advocate for…