Nobel Prize

Interview, February 2021 https://www.youtube.com/embed/1ufxTHpxGus On 9 February 2021, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan spoke to students and scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL. He answered wide-ranging questions, tackling topics such as mentorship, work-life balance, and competition and collaboration. Interview transcript [Venkatraman Ramakrishnan] Hello? [Adam Smith] Hello. Professor…

Interview transcript [Thomas Steitz] Hello? [Adam Smith] Good morning, may I speak to Professor Thomas Steitz please? [TS] Speaking. [AS] Hello, this is Adam Smith from the official web site of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. Congratulations on the award. And, we have a tradition of…

Interview transcript [Akira Suzuki] Hello? [Smith] Hello! Professor Suzuki? [Suzuki] Yeah. [Smith] Congratulations, of course, on the award. [Suzuki] Yeah, thank you very much. Yes, thank you very much! [Smith] It was announced yesterday, so how have the last twenty-four hours been since the announcement? [Suzuki] Last night, it…

Interview transcript [Unknown] Good evening? [Adam Smith] Hello, may I speak to … [U] Hello? [AS] Hello? [U] At the telephone? Hi! Background noise [U] Hello? [AS] Hello, is it possible to speak to … Hello can you hear me? Good evening, may I … [U] Yes? [AS] May…

Interview transcript [Ei-ichi Negishi] Hello? [Adam Smith] Hello, may I speak to Professor Negishi please? [EN] Yes, speaking. [AS] Hello, this is Adam Smith calling from the Nobel Prize website, in Stockholm. [EN] Ah ha! [AS] My congratulations on the … [EN] Well, thank you very…

Interview transcript [Roger Tsien] Hello. [Adam Smith] Hello, this is Adam Smith from Stockholm. Is that Roger Tsien? [RT] Yeah. [AS] Thank you very much for making time for this. How have the last 24 hours been? [RT] A little bit surreal, but all I can…

Interview transcript [Osamu Shimomura] Hello. [Adam Smith] Oh, hello. Professor Shimomura? [OS] Yes. [AS] Hello, this is Adam Smith from the Nobel Foundation web site in Stockholm. Congratulations on the award of the Nobel Prize. [OS] Thank you. [AS] First off, where were you when you heard the news?…

Your questions to Gerhard Ertl Here, Gerhard Ertl answers additional questions submitted by visitors to Nobelprize.org. Interview transcript [Gerhard Ertl] – Ertl. [Adam Smith] – Oh, hello, this is Adam Smith calling from the Nobel Foundation’s official website. [GE] – Ja. The problem is I’m waiting…

Interview transcript – Hello? – Hello, is this Frank Wilczek? – Yes. Hello. – Hello. My name is Joanna Rose. I call from Stockholm. – Oh, hello. – My congratulations to the Nobel Prize. – Thank you very much. – I’m calling from Nobelprize.org, which is…

Interview transcript (The interview was difficult to transcribe due to technical problems. Our apologies.) – Hello? – Hello, Professor Wangari? – Yes, how are you? I am here in Nairobi celebrating like crazy. – We are so happy to congratulate you here from Stockholm. My name is Marika Griehsel…