Barry Sharpless: Nobel Prize Conversations

Barry Sharpless: Nobel Prize Conversations

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First reactions | Peter Howitt, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview

“I’m not one of these people who keeps the phone on, and the champagne in the fridge.” Peter Howitt certainly didn’t seem to be expecting the news of his 2025 prize in economic sciences. In this call recorded just after the announcement, he talks to the Nobel Prize’s Adam Smith a ...  Show more

First reactions | Philippe Aghion, prize in economic sciences 2025 | Telephone interview

“Peter, Peter, make yourself available, your phone, they’re trying to reach you!” Listen to Philippe Aghion telling Peter Howitt that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has been attempting to call him, captured as part of this call made shortly after the public announcement of ...  Show more

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