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Roger Penrose: Nobel Prize Conversations
“I am very bad at giving up.” – Get to know one of the greatest minds of today, physicist Roger Penrose. At 89, he seems to be working more than ever…
5 years, 8 months ago
Peter Doherty: Nobel Prize Conversations
"This is the first time we have had a completely novel virus infection and we are trying to vaccinate our way out of it." In conversation with Nobel …
5 years, 8 months ago
Paul Nurse: Nobel Prize Conversations
Known for his contagious energy and sometimes unconventional advice, Paul Nurse talks about Brexit and its effects on scientists and research, and wh…
5 years, 9 months ago
Andrea Ghez: Nobel Prize Conversations
Meet astrophysicist Andrea Ghez, recipient of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of ou…
5 years, 10 months ago
Emmanuelle Charpentier: Nobel Prize Conversations
In this episode we hear 2020 Nobel Chemistry Laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier speak about the drive you need as a researcher and what impact awards ca…
5 years, 10 months ago
Kip Thorne: Nobel Prize Conversations
Meet astrophysicist Kip Thorne, who was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation …
5 years, 10 months ago
Christopher Pissarides: Nobel Prize Conversations
"I was always interested in big problems, and when I see a big problem I say, 'Let’s try to solve it, let’s try to think of a solution!'" Meet Christ…
6 years ago
Esther Duflo: Nobel Prize Conversations
Esther Duflo’s research improves our ability to fight global poverty. In just two decades, co-laureates Duflo, Banerjee and Kremer have transformed d…
6 years ago
Daniel Kahneman: Nobel Prize Conversations
How does it feel to be one of the most famous behavioural psychologists of our time? Daniel Kahneman says that it is perfectly fine to be famous as l…
6 years ago
Oliver Hart: Nobel Prize Conversations
Imagine you’re married, but you never discussed children with your partner beforehand. Then imagine your partner doesn’t want children, but you do. Y…
6 years, 5 months ago