First reactions | Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize 2026 | Telephone interview

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First reactions | Michael Woodford, prize in economic sciences 2026 | Telephone interview

“They're probably hoping I'll cancel the exam.” – Michael Woodford was scheduled to be setting his economics students an exam on the morning of October 12th, when he was woken by a call from Stockholm at 4:30am. Just after listening to the announcement of the 2026 prize in econom ...  Show more

First reactions | Anne Carson, Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 | telephone interview

“Start in the middle, I always say” – Anne Carson was sweeping the kitchen floor at her home in Reykjavík, Iceland, when the phone rang and she learned that she had been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. “It seems a little insane,” Carson says in this conversation with ...  Show more

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