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. ๐ Sounds like too many cases of unexpected calls in the night.
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.
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.
"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.
Maybe the committee doesn't like calling people and is hoping they won't answer.
"Hey, this is Bob from the Nobel Committee, if you could give us a call back, that'd be great. It's important."
They are informed a few minutes before the public announcement, so it's either them waking them, or their family or neighbors a few minutes later
"What? What is this stuff about Time Zones? Do we need a new Nobel Prize for outstanding progress in Time Zone research?"
Smart guy. They should give him some kind of award.
Like the Nobel Prize of inner peace
Nobel Peace prize, inner edition.
Alright Belter, that's enough jokes out of you, time for the hooks.
He left society behind and went to find happiness.
Smartest thing he did yet.
It's the one in the middle
... in the middle of nowhere
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I'm kinda jealous of him now. Not because of the prize though.
Well, a little because of the prize, tbh.
Meanwhile in the White House... LOL
"If you can't find him, I'll take his."
Chad move. If you get one of these, take the money and then film yourself inventively destroying the trophy.
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