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Nobel Prize Talks: Alice Munro Released 2013-12-05 “Bewildering but very pleasant.” Meet Alice Munro in a talk about being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, happiness and melancholy, the intense relationship she has with her stories, and how writing and life is intertwined. Interview transcript [Adam Smith] Hello, Adam Smith. [Alice Munro]…

Interview, December 2013 Interview with 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine James E. Rothman, 6 December 2013. James Rothman’s work in simple terms. James Rothman on what brought him to science. James Rothman on role models and influences. James Rothman on breakthroughs in research. James Rothman on being awarded the…

Nobel Prize Talks: Thomas C. Südhof Released 2014-01-09 “Are you serious?” Listen to Thomas Südhof’s first reaction when he hears that he has been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. In this conversation he also talks about the importance of classical music for his scientific achievements, the role of collaboration, and why…

Nobel Prize Talks: Randy W. Schekman Released 2013-12-12 Passion is essential to Randy W. Schekman, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine. Here he lays out his thoughts on why scientific publications should be available to everyone for free, an open access view that has recently caused quite a stir. He also explains why he…

Nobel Prize Talks: Martin Karplus Released 2013-12-19 Photography, ornithology and computer modeling are all fields that Martin Karplus, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, excels in. In this interview he talks about how these passions are connected, and why it is important to trust your intuition in scientific problem solving – a lesson he learned from…

Nobel Prize Talks: Eugene F. Fama Released 2014-01-23 Eugene Fama, 2013 Laureate in Economic Sciences, was the first in his family to go to college. The initial plan was to be a teacher in Romance languages and a sports coach. But then he went to a lecture in Economics and everything changed. Today he is…

Nobel Prize Talks: Lars Peter Hansen Released 2014-01-30 He calls himself a late bloomer. Lars Peter Hansen, 2013 Laureate in Economic Sciences, thinks there is too much pressure on young people to get into the ”right” elite schools, when opportunities can actually be found in many places. In this conversation he also talks about the…

Nobel Prize Talks: Robert J. Shiller Released 2014-02-06 Having predicted two financial bubbles, Robert Shiller has received much attention. In this conversation the 2013 Laureate in Economic Sciences talks about the need to prevent increasing economic inequality, and how he believes artificial intelligence will transform our lives completely in the future. Shiller also discusses how…

Nobel Prize Talks: Craig Mello Released 2014-02-13 Fascination with the wondrous world of science is something that Craig Mello, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, enthusiastically likes to convey. In this conversation he talks about the wealth of fields and questions that are still waiting to be explored, how his daughter’s diabetes has helped…