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Nobel Minds

Seven of this year's Nobel prizewinners - in physics, chemistry, medicine and economics - on what the prize means to them and their discipline.

Zeinab Badawi chairs a discussion from the Library of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, featuring some of the most celebrated scientists and academics of our age.

This year's Nobel Laureates for physics, chemistry, medicine and economics will be taking part in a debate encompassing their achievements, what they mean for the future of their disciplines, and what winning the award means for them.

The participants are:

Serge Haroche, Nobel Laureate in Physics
David Wineland, Nobel Laureate in Physics
Robert Lefkowitz, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Brian Kobilka, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Sir John Gurdon, Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Shinya Yamanaka, Nobel Laureate in Medicine
Alvin Roth, Nobel Laureate in Economics

(Image: Statue of Alfred Nobel, Credit: AFP/Getty)

55 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Dec 2012 03:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 15 Dec 2012 22:05GMT
  • Sun 16 Dec 2012 03:05GMT