Nobel Prize

Interview with the 2022 economic sciences laureate Douglas Diamond on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Where does your passion for economics come from?  Douglas Diamond: I started in high school really liking physical science. I got interested in doing research from taking an advanced biology course in high school and…

Interview with the 2019 laureate in physiology or medicine Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, 6 December 2019. Did you always plan on studying medicine?  Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe: I can remember the day of choosing medicine. The headmaster, rather austere figure, came into the chemistry classroom and said Ratcliffe, could I have a word? And I…

Interview with the 2019 Nobel Prize laureate in literature Peter Handke on 9 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How does your writing process begin?  Peter Handke: I start with a feeling and images and rhythm. This is inside me. Sometimes I have a story to tell. It is always this transformation during…

Interview with the 2019 economic sciences laureate Michael Kremer on 6 December 2019 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How was your interest in science sparked? Michael Kremer: As a child, I was interested in science and I was fortunate enough to be mentored by a physics professor, Larry Weaver. He taught me the…

Interview with Ales Bialiatski’s wife, Natalia Pinchuk, September 2023 in Oslo, Norway. Tell us about your husband, Ales Bialiatski, and his work.  Natalia Pinchuk: Ales has always been a supporter and a strong believer of human rights and freedoms, and the freedom of the country to choose its own path and independence.    How do you…

Interview with the 2022 economic sciences laureate Ben Bernanke on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Where does your passion for economics come from?  Ben Bernanke: I got interested in economics in college and it was because I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I was looking at all different…

Interview with Oleksandra Matviichuk, Head of Center for Civil Liberties, September 2023 in Oslo, Norway. What was your first reaction on hearing the news of your Nobel Peace Prize?  Oleksandra Matviichuk: When we got this information, I was very surprised. I couldn’t believe it, because we have never even dreamt about the Nobel Peace Prize…

Interview with the 2022 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry K. Barry Sharpless on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. How does it feel to be back in Stockholm to receive your second Nobel Prize?  K. Barry Sharpless: I’m not great in social circumstances, so I feel uncomfortable when I’m under the…

Interview with the 2022 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Morten Meldal on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. What do you enjoy about science?  Morten Meldal: I love to do things practically. I’m actually in the lab with my coworkers quite a lot. We’re doing exciting projects in the fume hood.…

Interview with the Laureates in Economics Eric S. Maskin and Roger B. Myerson, 6 December 2007. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Nobelprize.org. Eric Maskin, Roger Myerson, welcome to this interview with Nobelprize.org and to Stockholm. You’re co-recipients, together with Leo Hurwicz of the 2007 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in honour of…