In Episode #021 we discuss the 2023 Nobel Prizes for Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine, and contemplate their value relative to the satirical and very much tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel Prizes.

What can scientists and non-scientists alike learn from these historical breakthroughs?

Chapters:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:18) Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Quantum Dots

(5:21) Nobel Prize in Physics - Attoseconds

(9:00) Nobel Prize in Medicine - mRNA Vaccines

(18:09) Nobel vs Ig Nobel Prizes?

Show Notes:

Quantum Dots:

* https://theconversation.com/quantum-dots-are-part-of-a-revolution-in-engineering-atoms-in-useful-ways-nobel-prize-for-chemistry-recognizes-the-power-of-nanotechnology-215015

* https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/this-top-secret-prototype-display-will-blow-your-mind/

* https://www.dovepress.com/biomedical-applications-of-quantum-dots-overview-challenges-and-clinic-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJN

Attosecond Revolution:

* https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2023/10/fig2_fy_en_23.pdf

mRNA Vaccines:

* https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2023/press-release/

* https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Understanding-COVID-19-mRNA-Vaccines

Ig Nobel Prizes:

* https://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2023

* https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-individual-to-win-both-a-nobel-and-ig-nobel-prize

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