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[–] 44 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Reading the article (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/07/nobel-committee-unable-to-reach-medicine-prize-winner-hiking-off-grid), I feel like the least the committee could do is make an effort to call winners during their daytime hours. 😅 Sounds like too many cases of unexpected calls in the night.

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  • [–] 45 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    It truly is astounding how apathetic the Nobel Institute is towards the people they are awarding. Like, some basic research about their nominee's time zone should be fundamental. Maybe get their schedule and let them know they are in consideration and when decisions will be rendered so they can be ready (or absent if they want).

    But the current approach of cold calling scientists in the middle of the night just shows how little they care.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    If they keep it up, I feel like they're rapidly going to hit a generational impasse of nobody picking up even during daytime. I am very reluctant to answer numbers I don't recognize, if it's important they can leave a voice-mail.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago*

    "If it's the Nobel Committee they'll leave a message." But they'd better text as well.

    I wouldn't be surprised if a number of awardees find out through journalists and then have to go back through their ignored messages or Spam folder.

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Smart guy. They should give him some kind of award.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's the one in the middle

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm kinda jealous of him now. Not because of the prize though.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Meanwhile in the White House... LOL

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