Nobel Prize

  Teacher’s guide This is a step-by-step timetable for the Nobel Prize Lesson – a ready to use lesson on all the 2020 Nobel Prizes. From genetic editing to combatting world hunger. An unmistakable poetic voice to black holes. New treatments for hepatitis C to the quest for the perfect auction. Now you can bring…

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…

Journal impact factors now play a major role in determining the path of scientific careers, with researchers working hard to get into the highest-ranked journals. However, since impact factors are simply an averaged measure of the number of citations received by all the papers published in a journal over a two year period, they are…

Every laureate faces failures and set-backs on their path to the Nobel Prize. It is a topic they are frequently asked about at events, and, given that we all fail from time to time, their insights are relevant for us all, whether failure is something already experienced, or whether it is yet to come! What can…

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…

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.…

Nobel Minds 2020 Five of the 2020 Nobel Laureates met digitally on 10 December 2020 and talked about their research and careers in the roundtable discussion, ‘Nobel Minds’, moderated by Cecilia Gralde. The laureates discussed the theories, discoveries and research behind their awards, and the value of science in dealing with the global pandemic.…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpP4iUzNyVc Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme, presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 9 October 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_sax60UwOc “Hunger is used as a weapon” Immediately following the announcement, Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, was interviewed by freelance journalist Stig Arild Pettersen regarding…

Links to other sites Video Celebration of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize On 10 October, the Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, Olav Njølstad, revealed the Nobel Peace Prize diploma of 2020. The artist behind this year’s diploma, Vanessa Baird, was also present. The Nobel Committee leader, Berit Reiss-Andersen, spoke on this year’s laureate, World…

Telephone interview, October 2020 https://youtu.be/0FIFQR56TyQ “It’s too new … it’s too early here” Telephone interview with Louise Glück immediately following the announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature on 8 October 2020. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Chief Scientific Officer of Nobel Media. “My first thought was ‘I won’t have any friends,’ because most…