Babbage: Nobel minds

<p>Host Kenneth Cukier explores the science honoured in this year’s Nobel prizes. Our correspondents assess the life-saving impact of the <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/10/05/the-nobel-prize-for-medicine-goes-for-identifying-hepatitis-c?utm_campaign=babbage&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">identification of hepatitis C</a>, speak to one of this year’s winners for physics, Andrea Ghez, about her work unveiling the <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/10/06/black-holes-suck-in-the-nobel-prize-for-physics?utm_campaign=babbage&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mysteries of the cosmos</a>, and hear from Jennifer Doudna, co-developer of CRISPR-Cas9, on the <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/10/07/a-tool-for-editing-genomes-wins-the-nobel-prize-for-chemistry?utm_campaign=babbage&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">potential of genome editing</a>. Plus, can the awards adapt to modern science?</p><p><br></p><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist</em> for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=babbage&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>