Nobelpreis

Die Stadt Athen verlieh dem ungarischen Nobelpreisträger László Krasznahorkai während des ersten Internationalen Literaturfestivals von Athen ihre offizielle Medaille. Bürgermeister Haris Doukas überreichte die Auszeichnung im Rathaus und würdigte die Beiträge des Autors zur Weltliteratur. Krasznahorkai nimmt vom 27. bis 29. März an den Veranstaltungen des Festivals teil.

25. Februar 2026 Von KI berichtet

A new biography, 'Collisions: A Physicist’s Journey from Hiroshima to the Death of the Dinosaurs' by Alec Nevala-Lee, chronicles the life and contributions of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis Alvarez. The book highlights his work across physics, archaeology, and paleontology, from atomic bomb development to explaining dinosaur extinction. Reviewed in The New York Review of Books, it portrays Alvarez as a restless innovator who applied scientific methods to major historical mysteries.

President Javier Milei will depart this Monday for Oslo to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. His schedule includes meetings with King Harald V and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, before returning on Thursday for extraordinary sessions in Congress. The trip occurs amid diplomatic tensions with Venezuela.

8. Dezember 2025 Von KI berichtet

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, called for long-term financial support for basic research during a news conference in Stockholm. He noted that it takes around 25 years for basic research to yield practical results, highlighting the mismatch with Japan’s 10-year funding system. Meanwhile, the University of Osaka and Kyoto University have launched funds to support the fields of Japanese Nobel laureates Shimon Sakaguchi and Kitagawa.

Der französische Nobelpreisträger in Wirtschaftswissenschaften Philippe Aghion forderte am Montagabend bei France 2 die Aussetzung der Rentenreform bis zu den Präsidentschaftswahlen 2027. Er schlägt vor, die schrittweise Erhöhung des Rentenalters bei 62 Jahren und 9 Monaten zu stoppen, um Spannungen zu mildern. Diese Aussage erfolgt, während Premierminister Sébastien Lecornu die Debatte über eine Aussetzung der umstrittenen Reform geöffnet hat.

12. Oktober 2025 Von KI berichtet

Venezuela's opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado stated in an NPR interview that the country is in profound chaos under President Nicolás Maduro's regime. Speaking from hiding, she called for Maduro's removal, citing the rigged July 28, 2024, election where the opposition claimed a landslide victory. Machado backed candidate Edmundo González and criticized Maduro as an illegitimate strongman leading a criminal structure.