High Science

Last week the 2017 Nobel Prizes were announced! This inspired High Science to not only discuss this year's winners but to also explore the fascinating history of the prize. A man reading his own obituary in the newspaper led directly to the establishment of the most prestigious scientific award. The stories of notable past winners are also told and their respective fields are explained. We finish off with an embarrassing story of John and James getting way too high on edibles. Topics Discussed: Mermaids: Top half or bottom half? Shout out to the first person to email us! History of Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize Nobel Prizes 2017 Physics: Awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves". Medicine / Physiology: Awarded to Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm". Chemistry: Awarded to Jacques Dubochet,