Press release from Nobel Prize Outreach

New podcast series presents in-depth conversations with Economic Sciences laureates

29 January 2020 View in Swedish
Richard H. Thaler showing his medal

Richard H. Thaler showing his medal during a visit to the Nobel Foundation on 11 December 2017.

© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud

This week Nobel Prize Conversations launches – a new biweekly podcast series where the listener gets the chance to know some of the individuals who have been awarded the Prize in Economic Sciences a little better. The conversations focus on motivation, creativity and choices in life – large and small. The first episode features behavioural economist Richard H. Thaler.

The Nobel Prize Conversations podcast series premieres on Thursday 30 January and runs during spring 2020. It consists of ten programmes and will be available for listening via Acast and major podcast platforms and on nobelprize.org, the official website of the Nobel Prize. The host for this podcast series is Adam Smith, who also has the happy task of interviewing new laureates just after they have received the news of their prize.

These easily-accessible conversations delve into how these personalities found their research fields, how they view collaboration, curiosity and failure, and what keeps them going. The laureates share what they have learned from their career and what they like to do outside of their work – from music to fly-fishing and horseback riding. The discussions flow freely, resulting in richly varied stories on topics ranging from poverty prevention to markets for kidney exchange to nudging in behavioural economics.

The first episode is a conversation with Richard H. Thaler – awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel in 2017 – on nudges, sludges, and the connection between stubbornness and success. His work has helped us understand how people make choices in the real world and has also given us tools to nudge people towards better decisions.

“We are very excited to launch this new podcast. These conversations have a clear in-depth ambition and take an informal approach. It is fascinating to learn more about the laureates’ life and work and how things can take unexpected turns,” says Magnus Gylje, Editor-in-Chief for the Nobel Prize’s digital channels.

Other laureate conversations to come are Angus Deaton (2015 Economic Sciences laureate), Paul M. Romer (2018 Economic Sciences laureate), Alvin E. Roth (2012 Economic Sciences laureate) and more.

The podcast is produced by production company Filt Hinterland together with Nobel Media. The producer is journalist Fanny Härgestam, co-author of the Hans Rosling biography. The series is brought to you with support from the Riksbank. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Prize in Economic Sciences) was instituted in 1968, at the tercentenary of the bank.

Links

Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/nobelprizeconversations

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/nobel-prize-conversations/id1496167351?l=en

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6LhICwWuTnxqzy0V0V6GHW

Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize Outreach spreads knowledge about Nobel Prize-awarded achievements and stimulates interest in science, literature and peace in line with Alfred Nobel’s vision and legacy. The company reaches a global audience of millions through its high-quality productions: The official digital channels of the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Prize Concert, as well as a series of intercontinental, inspirational lecture events featuring Nobel Laureates.

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