2016

Banquet speech

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to begin by observing that scientific research is a communal activity and that neither Bengt Holmström nor I could have won this prize without the help of many others. We had the crucial support of our teachers, co-authors, students, and…

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Banquet speech

Nobel Banquet speech, 10 December 2016 Good evening, everyone. I extend my warmest greetings to the members of the Swedish Academy and to all of the other distinguished guests in attendance tonight. I’m sorry I can’t be with you in person, but please know that I am most definitely with you in…

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Banquet speech

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellences, Dear Laureates, Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of David Thouless, Michael Kosterlitz, and myself, I would like to thank Your Majesties, the Nobel Foundation, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for honoring  our early work on “Topological Phase Transitions” and “Topological Phases of Matter”. The…

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Interview

Interview, December 2016 https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wzO4T1fiP4 Interview with Chemistry Laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi on 6 December 2016 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. The interviewer was freelance journalist Lotta Fredholm. Interview, October 2016 Interview transcript [Yoshinori Ohsumi]: Moshi, Moshi, Yoshinori speaking. [Adam Smith]: Hello, Professor Ohsumi. My name is Adam Smith. I’m calling from…

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