Nobel Prize

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 laureate in economic sciences Joel Mokyr on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Joel Mokyr answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): How were you as a child? Was there a particular teacher that influenced you? What do you…

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…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in literature László Krasznahorkai on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. László Krasznahorkai answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): Could you describe the environment in Hungary when you were growing up? Did you always strive…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “This is the mind of the researcher in Japan, don’t switch off the light, even at night.” In this short conversation recorded the day after the announcement of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Susumu Kitagawa about his approach to tackling grand challenges, and how to keep a lookout for…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2025 “Some people thought it was a whole load of rubbish. But it didn’t turn out that way.” Richard Robson’s new concept for molecular architecture, which occurred to him while building models for teaching, was the starting point for the burgeoning field of metal–organic frameworks. In this conversation, he recounts…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Omar Yaghi on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Omar Yaghi answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): Can you tell us about your childhood? What type of child were you? What influence did…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in physiology or medicine Fred Ramsdell on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Fred Ramsdell answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): What was your childhood like? Do you see any similarities between theatre and science?…

Interview, December 2025 Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in physics John Martinis on 6 December 2025 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. John Martinis answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): Can you tell us about your childhood? Was sparked your interest in science? How was your…

First reactions. Telephone interview with John Clarke, October 2025 “None of this work would have happened without the two of them.” In this interview shortly after the prize announcement, the new physics laureate John Clarke is still stunned by the news. He praises his co-laureates John Martinis and Michel Devoret, whom he worked together with…