The Nobel Prize

"Scientists are the working-class noble community, and they are doing everything for the community." Chemistry laureate David MacMillan speaks on the role of scientists and their contributions to our society.

“I am often asked what it is like to be a woman and to work in a field still dominated by men,” said Claudia Goldin. “I have been the first female economist to be offered or to have achieved tenure at several major universities. I don’t find that distinctive because many brilliant and determined women came before me,” she said. Goldin was the first woman to receive an unshared prize in economic sciences, and the third female economic sciences laureate.

“These new experimental methods have played a revolutionary role in areas of the physical and biological sciences.” On this day in 1997, Arthur Ashkin published the review paper 'Optical trapping and manipulation of neutral particles using lasers'. The paper looked at the applications of his light trap, or so called 'optical tweezers' which he developed in the 70s. These tweezers can be used to grab particles, atoms and molecules – including living cells – for examination and manipulation without causing damage. Ashkin was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking discoveries in laser physics.

How much do you know about the will and testament of Alfred Nobel? Watch as Gustav Källstrand tells us about the man and the document that led to the establishment of the Nobel Prize. In 2031 you will be able to see the will in person at our future home in Stockholm, Sweden. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e2SkYB6m

"Build your opinion on facts, data and knowledge.” Chemistry laureate Ben Feringa urges us all to build our beliefs on evidence and facts.

Today would have marked the 108th birthday of the legendary physicist, science communicator and Nobel Prize laureate Richard Feynman. Feynman made significant contributions to the fields of quantum mechanics, particle physics, and statistical mechanics. Feynman received the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on quantum electrodynamics, including the introduction of the famous Feynman diagram.

"Don't let other people write your paper." Economic sciences laureate Daron Acemoglu spoke to nine students around the world and shared his best career advice. Watch the full conversation: https://lnkd.in/eVd_-EF9

“To be successful as a scientist, I think you really need to be curious. You need to be inquisitive. You want to know answers to stuff that you don’t have a good sense on. You have to be stubborn because you’re going to be wrong and you’re going to not get through this. You have to have a long-term perspective. You can go months, years, sometimes making painfully little progress on something – and then something happens and it’s exciting. But if you need immediate gratification, you should not be a scientist. That’s not going to work for you, because there’s very little immediate gratification in this business. You’ve got to be stubborn and you’ve got to have a long-term perspective.” Some career advice from 2025 medicine laureate Fred Ramsdell. He shared the prize with Mary Brunkow and Shimon Sakaguichi for their “discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance.”

What is needed for a scientific revolution to take place? At our latest event in Madrid, Spain, chemist Benjamin List spoke about the interplay between creativity and discovery, and what future progress he sees in the scientific field.

“Peace for me is not the absence of war. Peace is the presence of conditions that give dignity to all of us – conditions like housing, everything – peace is the presence of those conditions that give dignity to all.” Leymah Gbowee was awarded the peace prize for her non-violent efforts to promote peace and her struggle for women’s rights. We met Gbowee to talk about peace and the power of education.