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KAVLI PRIZE WEEK 2024
Save the date for the 2024 Kavli Prize Week in Norway, happening 1 September through 5 September 2024.
Exoplanets, Biomedicine, and Recognizing Faces
The 2024 Kavli Prizes recognize groundbreaking science for the discovery and characterization of extra-solar planets and their atmospheres; foundational research integrating synthetic nanoscale materials for biomedical use; and the localization of areas in the brain specialized for face recognition and processing.
2024 Kavli Prize Announcement
Kavli Prize Announcement
The 2024 Kavli Prize Laureates will be announced on June 12, 2024.
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Read in-depth stories about Kavli Prize Laureates and their breakthrough discoveries.
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Watch panel discussions, live conversations, and other events featuring Kavli Prize Laureates.
Kavli Prize Week
Learn more about the biennial celebration of science in Oslo, Norway.
The thrill of exoplanet characterization
As told by Sara Seager
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From birds to brains: My twisted (and very lucky) path to the fusiform face area
As told by Nancy Kanwisher
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A scientific road not taken
As told by Robert S. Langer
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Decoding starlight to learn the secrets of exoplanets
As told by David Charbonneau
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In search of ourselves: Uncovering the secrets of our complex brains
As told by Winrich Freiwald
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Living large studying the small
As told by Chad A. Mirkin
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Seeing the atoms dance
As told by Paul Alivisatos
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Trusting a map in her own head
As told by Doris Tsao
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Exoplanets, Biomedicine, and Recognizing Faces
2024 Kavli Prize Announcement
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Carla Shatz and Marcus Raichle: Brainwaves
Clear + Vivid with Alan Alda
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SciShow Features Eve Marder
The Crabs That Revolutionized Neuroscience
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Helioseismology, Self-Assembled Monolayers, and Neurogenetics
2022 Kavli Prize Announcement
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The road to helioseismology
As told by Roger K. Ulrich
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My work has also been my hobby
As told by Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard
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Learn from mistakes!
As told by Ralph Nuzzo
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I cannot believe my good fortune to be a scientist
As told by Christopher Walsh
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Relentless desire to help Rett syndrome patients
As told by Huda Zoghbi
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Keep your door open to new ideas!
As told by Harry Orr
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Astromama with a long-term plan
As told by Conny Aerts
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Building with Molecules
As told by Jacob Sagiv
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Science is a Wonderful Career
As told by Jennifer A. Doudna
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Random Encounters Sometimes Push You in the Right Directions
As told by Ondrej L. Krivanek
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A Lifetime Passion for Physics
As told by Knut Urban
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The Value of Cooperation
As told by Maximilian Haider
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The Legacy of My Mentors
As told by David Julius
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Understanding the Basic Nature of the Electron
As told by Harald Rose
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It’s an Extreme Privilege to Be a Scientist
As told by Ardem Patapoutian
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Hooked on Astronomy
As told by Andrew Fabian
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X-ray Astronomy, Aberration-Corrected Lenses, and Sensory Receptors
2020 Kavli Prize Announcement
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The Inner Workings of the Inner Ear
A Conversation with Robert Fettiplace, James Hudspeth, and Christine Petit
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The Rapid Rise of CRISPR
A Conversation with Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Virginijus Šikšnys
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Eyes to the Cosmos
A Conversation with Ewine van Dishoeck
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Science of Star Creation, Neuroscience of Hearing, and Tool to Edit DNA
2018 Kavli Prize Announcement
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Born a Naturalist
As told by A. James Hudspeth
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Because of Great Teachers
As told by Virginijus Šikšnys
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The Fruit of Real Teamwork
As told by Christine Petit
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Strength Along the Way
As told by Ewine van Dishoeck
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Curious, Persistent and Always Trusting my Instinct
As told by Emmanuelle Charpentier
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Student Interactions Still Inspire Me
As told by Robert Fettiplace
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Changing Our Understanding of the Universe
A Discussion with Kip Thorne and Rainer Weiss
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The Brain's Remarkable Capacity for Change
A Conversation with Eve Marder, Michael Merzenich and Carla Shatz
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Changing Our View of the Nanoscale World
A Conversation with Gerd Binnig and Christoph Gerber
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Gravitational Waves, Atomic Force Microscopy, and Neuroplasticity
2016 Kavli Prize Announcement
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The Inventive Experimenter
As told on behalf of Ronald Drever
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Not Even the Sky is the Limit
As told by Christoph Gerber
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Our Discovery is the Work of a Thousand Scientists
As told by Kip Thorne
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Our Big Research Family
As told by Michael M. Merzenich
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From Uranium to Microwaves
As told by Calvin Quate
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Peeking into the Mysteries of Life Never Gets Old
As told by Eve Marder
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A Love of Science and Art
As told by Carla J. Shatz
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Dedicated to Cosmology and Gravitation
As told by Rainer Weiss
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Dare to Think Differently
As told by Gerd Binnig
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Cosmic Inflation, Nano-optics, and Brain Networks for Memory
2014 Kavli Prize Announcement
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Numerous Possibilities
As told by John O'Keefe
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The Beauty of the Laws of Nature
As told by Thomas W. Ebbesen
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In Search of New Knowledge
As told by Sir John B. Pendry
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Risky Projects
As told by Stefan W. Hell
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The Quest to Discover the Fundamental Laws
As told by Alan H. Guth
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A Fascinating World of Biology
As told by Marcus E. Raichle
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Revealing the Secrets of Nature
As told by Andrei D. Linde
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Exciting Challenges
As told by Brenda Milner
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The Kuiper Belt, Phonons, and Mechanisms Underlying Perception
2012 Kavli Prize Announcement
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The Lab: An Endlessly Rewarding Environment
As told by Cornelia Bargmann
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I Dreamed of Riding the Rocket into the Sky
As told by Michael E. Brown
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My Mother Said They Were “Shooting Stars”
As told by David C. Jewitt
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Opening My Eyes to the Things Beyond Earth
As told by Jane X. Luu
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How I Found Nanoscience
As told by Mildred S. Dresselhaus
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Influential Discoveries
As told by Winfried Denk
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Discovering New Features of the Brain's Organization and Function
As told by Ann Martin Graybiel
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Telescope Design, Nanotechnology, Brain Signals
2010 Kavli Prize Announcement
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Science: My Life’s Work
As told by Richard H. Scheller
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Enduring Scientific Friendships
As told by James E. Rothman
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Doors of Opportunity
As told by Donald M. Eigler
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The Complexity of Scientific Processes
As told by Thomas C. Südhof
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Hard Work Pays Off
As told by Raymond N. Wilson
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At the Edge of Life
As told by Nadrian C. Seeman
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Inaugural Kavli Prize Winners Revealed
2008 Kavli Prize Announcement
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Mathematics and Mountaineering
As told by Donald Lynden-Bell
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A Universe of Unbelievable Complexity and Beauty
As told by Pasko Rakic
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The Future Will Be Greater Than We Can Ever Imagine
As told by Louis E. Brus
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Exploring the Universe
As told by Maarten Schmidt
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