{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/e421d786-ec36-4148-aa99-7a3b2928a779/6ac67b7b9fea6e0a64d223c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The 2026 Nobel prizes for science","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9fe5e874247/1791392566370-81f63a97-0e15-46bb-9b53-a74442d28522.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Six more scientists have joined the esteemed ranks of Nobel laureates this week. Their work spanned <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/10/05/the-nobel-for-medicine-goes-to-lighting-up-the-brain?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">optogenetics</a></u>, <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/10/06/a-nobel-for-the-strangest-telescope-ever-built?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">neutrino detection</a></u> and <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/10/07/a-nobel-for-illuminating-lifes-asymmetry?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mirror-image molecules</a></u>. How will their discoveries change the world?</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Geoff Carr, senior editor for science and technology at <em>The Economist</em></li><li>Sam Wikeley, <em>The Economist</em>’s science correspondent</li><li>Nikita Ostrovsky, science and tech writer at <em>The Economist</em></li><li>Alok Jha, <em>The Economist</em>’s science and technology editor</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Optogenetics</li><li>Neutrino astronomy</li><li>Life’s asymmetry</li></ul><p><br></p><p>For more, listen to our September 2025 episode, “<u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/09/03/juno-the-hunt-for-the-universes-most-elusive-particles\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">JUNO: the hunt for the universe’s most elusive particles</a></u>”.</p><p><br></p><p>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via <u><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economist.com/podcasts</a></u>.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to </a></u><em><u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Economist</a></u></em>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}