Interview, October 2021 Photo courtesy Paul Romer “We have to confront the problem of inequality” In this short interview, conducted in October 2021, Paul Romer talks about his belief that a better future lies in the idea of creating new cities that are open and welcome to all. Nobel Minds 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCeZxhHIbkU The 2018 Nobel…

Telephone interview, October 2018 https://youtu.be/uq75kdwHNRg “I hope that it will help bring justice for those women who suffered from sexual violence” Nadia Murad was in Cambridge, Massachusetts when she learned that she had been awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Our conversation with her starts in English but she then moves into Kurdish, with sequential…

Interview, December 2018 Interview with the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Denis Mukwege, December 2018. Denis Mukwege answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): – What’s your message to men regarding sexual violence? – What’s your hope for the future? – What can individuals do in the fight against sexual…

Interview, December 2018 https://www.youtube.com/embed/P8UkNjQGmDA Interview with Chemistry Laureate Sir Gregory P. Winter on 6 December 2018 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Sir Gregory P. Winter answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): – When did you decide that you wanted to become a scientist? – What is it…

Interview, December 2018 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ukdZEweNtfk Interview with Chemistry Laureate Frances H. Arnold on 6 December 2018 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Frances H. Arnold answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): How did it feel to be awarded the Nobel Prize? What does receiving the Nobel Prize mean? How…

Interview, December 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzlFER3tqHE&feature=youtu.be Interview with Chemistry Laureate George P. Smith on 6 December 2018 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. George P. Smith answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): Where do you get your passion for science? How did your family influence your decision in science? What do…

Interview, December 2018 https://youtu.be/miBzWBaWbFA Interview with Physics Laureate Gérard Mourou on 6 December 2018 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. Gérard Mourou answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): – What are the benefits of working in an international setting? – Where does your passion for science come from…

Telephone interview, October 2018 https://youtu.be/_atdJmegjXc “When I described catching living things with light people said: ‘Don’t exaggerate Ashkin'” Arthur Ashkin took a break from his current research to talk about the “old research” that led to his breakthrough discovery and earned him a Nobel Prize. Listen to the telephone interview with Arthur Ashkin following the…

Interview, November 2020 Donna Strickland in the laboratory. Courtesy of University of Waterloo “Science is about wondering why” Donna Strickland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on ultra-short, high-intensity laser pulses. In this interview she talks about the challenge of learning physics – and why she thinks it’s so important to…

Interview, December 2018 https://www.youtube.com/embed/IfAUBRbwlfM Interview with Medicine Laureate James P. Allison on 6 December 2018 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. James P. Allison answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): What triggered your interest in researching a new cancer therapy? How does it feel to do work that…