How your life changes when you win a Nobel prize Brian Schmidt, 2011, physics More than anything, the prize has given me a voice that I can use on behalf of science. Whereas before I could, and I think did, say sensible things, as a Nobel laureate my views are translated into public talks on radio, op-eds, and meetings with business people, policy-makers, and politicians. I try to use this voice responsibly. One of the pitfalls of being a Nobel winner is that our voices are too loud when it comes to providing personal opinion – and in this respect, I need to be far more careful than I used to be about what I say and what I write. Read: goo.gl/kV5Wy7 Charts: wef.ch/1rWwNnd
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:47:22 +0000
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