Why does Nobel disease cause some winners to promote unscientific ideas?

Jun 4, 2025 6 min

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For physicists, chemists, diplomats, medical researchers, and even writers, the Nobel Prize represents the ultimate accolade. Since Their inception in 1901, the purpose has been to honour those who "during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind", in their respective fields. Now that wording comes from the will of Alfred Nobel himself, which was signed in November 1895 in Paris. The Swedish chemist and industrialist held over 350 scientific patents during his lifetime, with dynamite being the invention that made him extraordinarily wealthy. Why winning a nobel prize is a double-edged sword? What causes winners to veer off course? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠Which are the best cities in the world to live in?⁠ ⁠How can I influence my dreams?⁠ ⁠What are umbrella species?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First broadcast 2024-10-11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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