Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Interview with the 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in physics John Martinis on 6 December 2025 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

00:00 - John Martinis, Nobel Prize in Physics 2025
00:09 - Can you tell us about your childhood?
04:15 - What sparked your interest in science?
05:02 - How was your co-laureate, John Clarke, as an advisor?
06:47 - Why is collaboration so important in science?
08:48 - Could you share a memory of an exciting moment of discovery?
10:25 - What's a lesson you've learned from failure?
12:47 - How do you see the responsibility of a researcher to society?
15:07 - What advice do you have for young researchers?
17:58 - What environment best encourages creative thinking?
20:17 - How do you keep a work-life balance?
21:52 - How might humanity benefit from quantum computers?
22:58 - What would you like people to take away from your Nobel Prize discovery?

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