Nobel Week Dialogue
Morning session
10:00 - 12:00
The meaning of ‘health’?
For the World Health Organization it signifies ‘a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.’
What does ‘health’ mean to you?
Anna Beck, Olga Tokarczuk and Drew Weissman
Moderator: Adam Smith
Priorities for global health
How is the world’s current state of health, which threats are most pressing for the future, and what solutions should we most urgently be pursuing?
So you think you know the facts?
Ola Rosling
Climate changes health
Kristie L. Ebi
Priorities for global health
Jeremy Farrar, Michael Marmot, Sania Nishtar and Carl Skau
Moderator: Mariam Claeson
Antibiotic resistance: a pandemic in slow motion
Joakim Larsson
The role of diet and nutrition
Eating healthily can be a challenge, but what about those who cannot afford to make choices, or the 10% who go hungry?
Food for health, food for life
Nancy Clark and Carl Skau
Moderator: Juleen Zierath
Lunch
Afternoon session
13:30 - 15:30
Circadian rhythms and their importance for health
An exploration of the profound and surprising impact of our body clock, from the effectiveness of drugs to the way we might run our hospitals.
The role of circadian biology
Michael Rosbash
Interviewer: Adam Smith
Social justice and health equity
Michael Marmot
Tackling the threat of infectious disease
What have previous epidemics taught us about the ways to prevent new outbreaks?
Pandemics, vaccines and the challenge of infectious disease
Kristie L. Ebi, Sania Nishtar, Charles Rice and Drew Weissman
Moderator: Owen Gaffney
The challenge of mental wellbeing
Conversations investigating how we talk about, and care for, our psychological state, and how best to nurture mental fitness.
A strange mirror
Olga Tokarczuk
Interviewer: Mariam Claeson
Preparing for success
Anna Beck, Nancy Clark, Anna J Haag and Michael Rosbash
Moderator: Juleen Zierath
What will it take to transform the future of health?
How can science and society work together to give us the best chance of achieving a healthier life for all?
Ensuring a healthy science outlook
Mariam Claeson, Jeremy Farrar and Charles Rice
Moderator: Adam Smith
Final reflections
Charles Rice, Michael Rosbash, Olga Tokarczuk and Drew Weissman
