Nobelesse Oblige
A podcast rating and reviewing all of the Nobel laureates from 1901 until we run out of people.
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
History of Physics
It turns out covering millennia of physics history in less than 2 hours is a herculean task, but we did it anyway! We go through a fast and dirty overview of the development of physics up to 1900 and…
2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
This year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded to Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond, and Philip Dybvig. Learn how their work shaped the response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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2022 Nobel Prize in Peace
This year's Nobel Peace laureates are Ales Bialiatski, Memorial, and the Center for Civil Liberties. Each has done incredible work to protect human rights and hold accountable those who disregard the…
2022 Nobel Prize in Literature
Today, the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Annie Ernaux. Learn how her piercing writing style and fearless exploration of her own past helps illuminate the human experience.
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2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless were awarded the 2022 Chemistry Nobel Prize for developing the fields of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry. We explain how these rela…
2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for their groundbreaking work that solidified the foundations of quantum mechanics and launched the f…
2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Today, October 3, 2022, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Svante Pääbo. Find out about his revolutionary work in evolutionary genetics.
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The 32nd First Annual IgNobel Prizes
The 32nd First Annual IgNobel Prize Ceremony took place on Sep. 15, 2022. We take a quick look at the history of the IgNobel Prizes, then dive into the fun and funny research that was honored this ye…
Backgroundy Stuff: The Nobel Prizes
In this episode, find out how covert smuggling and three Russian horses became integral to the creation of the Nobel Prizes. Also, Quinn and Maggie express skepticism about an entire field of academi…
Introduction
In our very first episode, we introduce ourselves and explain the categories we will be using to rank our Nobel laureates.
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Alfred Nobel
It's time to meet the man himself, Alfred Nobel! Will his dynamite really make the impact he wanted it to, or will the pitfalls of 19th century industry blow up in his face?
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Trailer
Greetings! Nobelesse Oblige is a podcast ranking all of the Nobel laureates from 1901 until we run out of people. Cohosts Quinn and Maggie go through the biography of each laureate, then rate them on…