Chapter
Chances of Winning a Nobel Prize
39:17 - 48:42 (09:25)
The speaker discusses how competitions, discussions, and polls have claimed that there is a decent chance, better than one in five, of winning a Nobel Prize, and how theoretical physics shows the inaccuracy of predictions.
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The X-ray, which won the first Nobel Prize in 1901, has greatly improved human lives.
39:17 - 40:05 (00:48)
Summary
The X-ray, which won the first Nobel Prize in 1901, has greatly improved human lives. In contrast, some discoveries, like the one in 2014 that was immediately deemed Nobel-worthy, are significant in the grand scheme of the universe but have no immediate impact in our daily lives.
ChapterChances of Winning a Nobel Prize
Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker talks about how he had a high chance of winning the Nobel Prize based on polls and papers, but ultimately ended up losing the chance to win it.
40:05 - 42:34 (02:29)
Summary
The speaker talks about how he had a high chance of winning the Nobel Prize based on polls and papers, but ultimately ended up losing the chance to win it.
ChapterChances of Winning a Nobel Prize
Episode#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize
PodcastModern Wisdom
Supernovae play a crucial role in our existence as they forge essential elements such as iron.
42:34 - 48:42 (06:08)
Summary
Supernovae play a crucial role in our existence as they forge essential elements such as iron. Additionally, the Nobel Prize may require reforms to prevent an existential crisis as it refuses to change its operating mode.