Post-Nobel reflections by recent winners (on the eve of a new batch:).“Even my teacher has heard of that prize!”

 Next week will hatch a new batch of Nobel laureates.  From Stanford and Harvard, here are some thoughts from (among others) Paul Milgrom and Claudia Goldin.

From Stanford:

Brian Kobilka and Paul Milgrom look back on their Nobel wins
From sleeping through the call to shaking hands with the king and queen, laureates reflect on what it was like to win the Nobel Prize. This year’s winners will be announced Oct. 5-12. 

"In 2012, Stanford physiologist Brian Kobilka won the Nobel Prize in chemistry alongside Robert Lefkowitz of Duke University. And in 2020, Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won the Nobel Prize in economic sciences with Robert Wilson, the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emeritus.

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"my grandson, who was 9 years old at the time, came home from school and told me, “Even my teacher has heard of that prize!” 

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From Harvard:

You won a Nobel Prize. Now what? 

Goldin: “The really important point is that receiving the Nobel for studying women’s role in the economy and society was incredibly meaningful to me and to so many other people, men and women, young and old, in the U.S. and in the rest of the world. It gave many a sense that their lives were important. It gave others pride in their work. That is what made it truly important, joyous, and meaningful to me.”