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World Service,55 mins

Nobel Minds

The World Debate

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From the King's Library of the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Zeinab Badawi talks to some of the Nobel prize-winners about the challenges for science in the 21st Century. The role of science in public policy, and the incredible path of revolutionary discoveries. Guests include: • Saul Perlmutter (Physics) • Brian Schmidt (Physics) • Adam Riess (Physics) • Dan Schechtman (Chemistry) • Jules Hoffmann (Medicine) • Bruce Beutler (Medicine) • Thomas Sargent (Economic Sciences) • Christopher Sims (Economic Sciences)

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