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What’s it like to win a Nobel Prize? Louis Brus was recently told that he and two other scientists will share the 2023 prize in chemistry, “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”. Now, in a remarkably candid interview and podcast with The Conversation, he talks about his work, spanning old cold war divides, and the sudden new level of recognition in his life. “When the mailman came I happened to be at the front door and he recognized me because my face was in the local newspaper. And he said, ‘I’ve never shaken the hand of a Nobel laureate before.’” Read and listen to the full interview.
Meanwhile, our coverage of the crisis in the Middle East continues here.
And, if you’re suffering from a seasonal virus, will a bowl of chicken soup sort you out?
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Louis Brus, Columbia University
Louis Brus explains some of the foundational research – and how even the letter carrier wants to shake your hand when you’ve just won a Nobel Prize.
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Ian Parmeter, Australian National University
Here are six possible options for what a post-war Gaza might look like – and why none will seemingly work.
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Topher L. McDougal, University of San Diego
The politics of delivering aid in war zones are messy, the ethics fraught and the logistics daunting. But getting everything right is essential − and in this instance could save many Gazans’ lives.
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Nicole Lee, Curtin University
Adele is really saying alcohol is have too much of a negative impact on her life, and like many others has decided to do something positive about it by taking a break.
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Colby Teeman, University of Dayton
Grandma swore by it. Now science weighs in on the healing powers of chicken soup.
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Mary Woessner, Victoria University; Alexandra Parker, Victoria University; Aurélie Pankowiak, Victoria University
David Beckham says he felt prepared for the nation’s wrath because of how he says he was treated by his father. It’s a familiar story in sport, but evidence shows controlling behaviour doesn’t work.
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Sara Wilf, University of California, Los Angeles
A survey of over 600 teens and young adults across India found boys are more politically engaged than girls and also less aware of the barriers women face to becoming active in politics.
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Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham
Control experiments are critical in informing the search for alien life.
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Vera De Cauwer, Namibia University of Science and Technology
Mountain flora in the Kaokoveld deserve priority conservation efforts.
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Catherine Wynne, University of Hull
It is how the detectives respond to superstition which cements the connections between the Conan Doyle and Christie stories
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