Nobel Prize Conversations with the 2025 physics laureates John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis
Forty years ago, a series of experiments demonstrated that the bizarre properties of the quantum world can be made concrete in a system big enough to be held in your hand. John Clarke, Michel Devoret ...
12 Aug 58min
Nobel Prize Conversations: Mid-season reflections with Adam and Karin
At the halfway point of the season, Karin Svensson and Adam Smith reflect on what they have learned from conversations with Nobel Prize laureates and why there is no single mould for a successful scie...
5 Aug 7min
Nobel Prize Conversations with the 2025 economic sciences laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt
We are living during a period of economic growth, but that hasn't always been the case. Throughout history, even during eras of technological advancements – economic growth was not a given. The 2025 l...
29 Juli 1h 2min
Nobel Prize Conversations with the 2025 physiology or medicine laureates Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi
Patience, persistence and a strong will for never giving up. Discovering how the immune system is kept in check demanded a lot of our 2025 medicine laureates. Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sa...
22 Juli 1h 1min
Nobel Prize Conversations with the 2025 chemistry laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi
Have you heard of MOFs? A new field of chemistry opened up with the discovery of Metal organic frameworks and the scientists behind it were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Richard Robson, O...
15 Juli 58min
First reactions | Peter Howitt, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview
“I’m not one of these people who keeps the phone on, and the champagne in the fridge.” Peter Howitt certainly didn’t seem to be expecting the news of his 2025 prize in economic sciences. In this call ...
13 Okt 20253min
First reactions | Philippe Aghion, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview
“Peter, Peter, make yourself available, your phone, they’re trying to reach you!” Listen to Philippe Aghion telling Peter Howitt that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has been attempting to call ...
13 Okt 20255min
First reactions | Joel Mokyr, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview
“I had a whole list of people that I thought were going to win,” says Joel Mokyr, “And I wasn’t on it.” Waking early, he opened up his computer to find out who had been awarded the 2025 prize in econo...
13 Okt 20253min
