First reactions | Douglas Diamond, prize in economic sciences 2022 | Telephone interview
“There are very few people in the world I’d rather be sitting next to when discussing these issues” — In this interview recorded just after the public announcement, Douglas Diamond, the first of the t...
10 Okt 202210min
First reactions | Oleksandra Matviychuk, Nobel Peace Prize 2022 | Telephone interview
“Common people have a much greater impact than they can even imagine” — When asked what brings her hope, Oleksandra Matviychuk replies, “Ordinary people.” Although the challenges faced might seem insu...
8 Okt 202210min
The Call from Oslo to Center for Civil Liberties, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
"It is incredible" — Before the public announcement of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Olav Njølstad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, called Oleksandra Romantsova, Executive Director of Center ...
7 Okt 20223min
First reactions | Barry Sharpless, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 | Telephone interview
“You should be drawn to uncertainty” — Barry Sharpless quotes Einstein when asked about his daring approach to choosing problems: “If at first the idea is not absurd, then there’s no hope for it”. Eve...
5 Okt 202210min
First reactions | Carolyn Bertozzi, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 | Telephone interview
“When the world is in trouble, chemistry comes to the rescue” - As just illustrated by the Covid pandemic, says Carolyn Bertozzi, “Chemistry is such an exciting area of science for people who want to ...
5 Okt 20227min
First reactions | Morten Meldal, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 | Telephone interview
“Reality is much more complex than we, as chemists, are able to imagine” — In the call recorded just after he had heard that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize, Morten Meldal describes how he views c...
5 Okt 20227min
First reactions | John Clauser, Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 | Telephone interview
“What a waste of time, now start doing some real physics!” – As a young man, John Clauser set out to topple quantum mechanics, but all his faculty thought he was crazy. “I thought it was important at ...
4 Okt 20229min
First reactions | Anton Zeilinger, Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 | Telephone interview
“It’s probably one of the most beautiful theories ever invented.” – Anton Zeilinger conveys his love for the elegant simplicity of quantum mechanics in this call recorded shortly after the public anno...
4 Okt 20228min
