Nobel Prize

Interview with the 2006 Nobel Prize laureates in physiology or medicine, Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello, 6 December 2006. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Nobelprize.org. Andrew Fire and Craig Mello, welcome to Stockholm. When we spoke a couple of months ago, just after you’d heard the news that you’d been awarded…

Interview with the 2022 Nobel Prize laureate in physics Anton Zeilinger on 6 December 2022 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Where does your passion for science come from? Anton Zeilinger: My passion for science goes back very, very far. Even as a child, I wanted to know how things work, and I was…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 economic sciences laureate James A. Robinson, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. James A. Robinson answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): – How did your upbringing shape you? – What do you enjoy most about economic…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 economic sciences laureate Daron Acemoglu, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Daron Acemoglu answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): – Where does your passion for economic sciences come from? – How was your childhood in Istanbul?…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 laureate in economic sciences Simon Johnson on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Simon Johnson answers the following questions (the links below lead to clips on YouTube): – What was your childhood like and how did it shape you? – What do you enjoy most…

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2024 “The dream came true!” The prize came as a big surprise, says Masako Wada, a representative from Nihon Hidankyo. In this interview shortly after learning about the prize, she shares her deep concerns on the world’s backlash on nuclear disarmament, not least after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Rather…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 Nobel Prize laureate in literature, Han Kang, recorded on 6 December 2023 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Han Kang answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): What influence did your family have on your interest in writing? What did books mean…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 chemistry laureate David Baker, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. David Baker answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): – What influence did your parents have on you? – How did you become interested in biology? -…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 chemistry laureate John Jumper, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. John Jumper answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): – How did your interest in science come about? – Was there a particular person that influenced you?…

Interview, December 2024 Interview with the 2024 chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis, recorded on 6 December 2024 during Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Demis Hassabis answers the following questions (the links below lead to a clip on YouTube): – What sparked your interest in science and AI? – What inspired you to move into biology -…