Nobel Prize Conversations
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First reactions | Kenso Soai, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 | telephone interview
October 7, 2026 · 3 min"I'm very excited to hear the news. Good news. Very good news." – In this brief conversation, recorded shortly after the announcement of his Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Kenso Soai speaks of how happy he is to have his group's work…
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First reactions | Francis Halzen, Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 | telephone interview
October 6, 2026 · 8 min"In retrospect, the most amazing thing is that we got funded for this project." – Francis Halzen recalls greeting each milestone in the creation of the massive IceCube neutrino detector under the South Pole not with pride, but with…
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First reactions | Peter Hegemann, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | telephone interview
October 5, 2026 · 4 min"Call me back, I have something important for you." – Belatedly recognising the Swedish prefix to the number he was asked to dial, Peter Hegemann called back to discover that he had been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or…
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First reactions | Georg Nagel, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | telephone interview
October 5, 2026 · 4 min“I didn't expect this, really... I thought it's still too early to get this prize in medicine optogenetics.” – Georg Nagel's surprise upon learning that he was to be awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was evident. He…
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First reactions | Karl Deisseroth, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | telephone interview
October 5, 2026 · 7 min"So much mystery now finally seems on the brink of elucidation." – Karl Deisseroth was working on a paper, late into the night, and had just gone to bed when the call came from Stockholm breaking the news that he had been awarded the 2026…
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'Translating the infinite sentence' Examining the work of László Krasznahorkai with translator Daniel Gustafsson
August 26, 2026 · 47 minIn this episode we discuss the work of 2025 literature laureate Lázsló Krasznahorkai with literary translator Daniel Gustaffson. Having translated many of Krasznahorkai's novels from Hungarian to Swedish, Gustafsson is an expert on his…
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'Living through the AI revolution' Discussing our changing world with Nobel Prize laureates
August 19, 2026 · 39 min"There's very few cases of more intelligent things being controlled by less intelligent things. Once they're a lot smarter than us, I don't think they'll put up with that." – Geoffrey Hinton Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly…
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'The art of collaboration' with 2025 physics laureates: John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis
August 12, 2026 · 58 minForty years ago, a series of experiments demonstrated that the bizarre properties of the quantum world can be made concrete in a system big enough to be held in your hand. John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis – all at different…