Science, society and speculation: Life after the Nobel Prize
Most of us know about the prize-winning work of this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureates, but how many of us keep track of what they did after winning the coveted honor? Scientists’ lives after the Nobel Prize change dramatically. As former Lindau attendee Richard Ernst put it, they are now expected to be oracles on everything […]
Peter Agre, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2003, Interview 2009
00:32 Channel-Mediated Water Permeability? 02:17 A 28kD Protein 06:36 Deciphering the Structure 09:33 New Frontiers In Coproduction with JoVe.com Sponsored by Mars. published June 2009
Martin Chalfie, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2008, Interview 2009
The animal is transparent: 04:04 Ghia Euskirchen 09:12 Lessons from the GFP-Story In Coproduction with JoVe.com July 2009 Sponsored by Mars.
Roger Y. Tsien, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2008, Interview 2009
00:32 Developing Genetically Encoded Macromolecular Indicators 08:02 Infrared-Fluorescent Proteins, IFPs 10:54 On the Nobel Prize and the Importance of Team Effort In Coproduction with JoVe.com Sponsored by Mars.Ro – July 2009
100 years infection and cancer
There are many reasons to get excited in anticipation of this year’s Lindau Nobel meeting that is now less than two weeks away. One aspect of the meeting I personally enjoy is the appreciation for the historical perspective of science. One recurring theme of many Nobel laureates in Medicine or Physiology during the last 50 […]
Sir Harold Kroto, Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1996, Interview 2009
Competition and Motives: In this interview during the 59th Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting in 2009 Sir Harold Kroto talks about competition within science, the consequences of winning a Nobel Prize and he criticises teachers and educational policy makers who oppose creationism hesitantly.
Riccardo Giacconi, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2002, Interview 2008
Riccardo Giacconi chats in the interview during the 58th Nobel Laureates Meeting at Lindau about how his thoughts about X-rays sitting at the foot of the Matterhorn a long time ago. He reportes on the successes of the Hubble Telescope and the Very Large Telescope and more.
Erwin Neher, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 1991, Interview 2008
00:40 “Challenges” 03:54 Ideas 05:25 Solutions und Limitations 06:48 Unexpected Findings or Recognition by Chance 08:52 Open Questions: The Gigaseal 10:32 Current Work: Synaptic Plasticity In Coproduction with JoVe.com Sponsored by Mars.
Brian D. Josephson, Nobel Laureate in Physics 1973, Interview 2008
The theoretical physicist Brian D. Josephson votes for staying open minded in doing research. In the interview during the 58th Nobel Laureates Meeting at Lindau he says it is good to follow special target, but one should also be prepared to discover something quite different.
Theodor Hänsch, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2005, Interview 2008
00:24 The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005, 02:26 The Frequency Comb, 05:45 On Theory & Precision Experiments, 07:08 Stanford, 10:13 On Nobel Laureates, 10:55 Mentorship, in Coproduction with JoVE.com, sponsored by Mars
Roy Glauber, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2005, Interview 2008
00:25 Quantum Optics and the Nobel Prize in Physics 2005, 02:12 Bizarre Applications of Strange Phenomena, 04:00 The Los Alamos Project & Building the Bomb, 07:24 The Los Alamos Project & Robert Oppenheimer, 08:59 Styles of Feynman and Schwinger, 11:35 Becoming a Single Father, with JoVe.com, Sponsored by Mars
Jack Steinberger, Nobel Laureate in Physics 1988, Interview 2008
Fermi was the Greater Hero, 00:23 The Nobel Prize in Physics 1988, 01:01 Implications, 01:44 Mentors – Enrice Fermi and Robert Oppenheimer, 05:26 The Climate – A Global Challenge, 08:14 Alternative Energy Sources, 10:04 Possible Solutions sponsored by Mars