Lecture Series

• 2010
  • The World of Spintronics: Electrons, Spins, Computers and Telephones
  • The Future of Physics
  • Applications of Olefin Metathesis Catalysts
  • The How and Why of the World's Lowest Temperatures
• 2009
  • Science, Society and Sustainability
  • Innovation, Luck and the Optical Frequency Comb
  • Stone Cold Science: Bose-Einstein Condensation
  • Light and Matter
  • Passion for Precision
  • How advances in science are made
• 2008
  • How to Find Something New
  • The Science and Policy of Climate Change
  • Quantum Physics: From Basic Concepts to Applications
  • Creativity, Discovery and Risk: Nobel Prizes Past and Future
  • Blind chance or intelligent design?
  • The History and Fate of the Universe
• 2007
  • Blind chance or intelligent design? The need for basic research
  • Road to the Nobel Prize
  • Electricity in Biology
  • Measuring our Future in Science and Technology
  • Micro to Nanoelectronics
  • The Discovery of Alkene and Alkyne Metathesis Reactions
• 2006
  • Small Wonders - The World of Nanoscience
  • The Nobel Prize and the Future of Science

Ask a Nobel Laureate

Laureate Insights

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  HNI: Questions for David Gross and Answers to the HNI Podcast Quiz

  As our interactive Q&A Ask a Nobel Laureate continues to reach audiences far and wide, we highlight some of the intriguing questions posed so far to David Gross, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2004. And we reveal the winner of the HNI Podcast Quiz! (Published 16 June 2010. Length: 04:52.)

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  HNI: Upcoming Events and the HNI Podcast Quiz

  Take the HNI Podcast Quiz and test your knowledge of the Nobel Laureates who took part in our Spring 2010 Lecture Series. Plus, we highlight our upcoming events featuring Albert Fert, Roger Tsien, and
  Aaron Ciechanover. Visit our Event Map for further details of all HNI events. (Published 17 May 2010. Length: 05:31.)

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  HNI: In Conversation with Robert Grubbs

  Robert Grubbs catches up with one of his former postdoctoral students, Christopher Douglas, currently Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota, to discuss how to run a successful research lab, and how the metathesis reaction has continued to evolve over the past few years. (Recorded in Minneapolis, 1 March 2010. Length: 13:49.)

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  HNI: Eric Cornell's Book Recommendations

  In this exclusive interview, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2001 Eric Cornell reveals some of his favourite books and authors, and discusses how the techniques and intrigue of good literary fiction can carry over into good science writing. (Recorded in Bangalore, India, 17 February 2010. Length: 11:54.)

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  HNI: Spring 2010 Events

  In this special new year's edition, we present our upcoming Spring 2010 Lecture Events and we take you on an exciting video tour to explore some of the interactive features on our site. To watch the video that accompanies this podcast, just click here. (Published 22 January 2010. Length: 04:06.)

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  HNI: December 2009

  Sir Harry Kroto explores the future of science education, and students at Georgia Tech tell us how they use the internet in their research. (Recorded in Atlanta, 5 November 2009. Length: 07:59.)

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