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[-] Eranziel@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago

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. ๐Ÿ˜… Sounds like too many cases of unexpected calls in the night.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 42 points 5 days ago

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.

[-] Eranziel@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

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.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days 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.

[-] Dave@lemmy.nz 12 points 5 days ago

Maybe the committee doesn't like calling people and is hoping they won't answer.

[-] frezik 7 points 5 days ago

"Hey, this is Bob from the Nobel Committee, if you could give us a call back, that'd be great. It's important."

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago

"What? What is this stuff about Time Zones? Do we need a new Nobel Prize for outstanding progress in Time Zone research?"

[-] orygin@piefed.social 6 points 5 days ago

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

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 37 points 5 days ago

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

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 days ago

Like the Nobel Prize of inner peace

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Nobel Peace prize, inner edition.

[-] princessnorah 1 points 4 days ago

Alright Belter, that's enough jokes out of you, time for the hooks.

[-] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 28 points 5 days ago

It's the one in the middle

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 5 days ago

... in the middle of nowhere

[-] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

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

[-] AngularViscosity@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago

Well, a little because of the prize, tbh.

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