Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
“Reading connects me with other people. It trains us with empathy, exposes us to the world we are never able to see or meet. It teaches us about different emotions we’ve never had.”
Literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk is joined by senior advisor of global public health at Karolinska Institutet, Mariam Claeson, in a conversation investigating how we talk about, and care for, our psychological state, and how best to nurture mental fitness. Tokarczuk speaks about the transformative power of reading and writing, and their profound impact on our mental health.
This conversation was part of the Nobel Week Dialogue 2024: The Future of Health. In partnership with Carl Bennet AB; City of Gothenburg; Volvo. Event partner: Royalty Pharma.
See the full event playlist at: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJE9rmV1-0uAn86mj9t90zdLp9P9Dr5Hb
© Nobel Prize Outreach.
“Reading connects me with other people. It trains us with empathy, exposes us to the world we are never able to see or meet. It teaches us about different emotions we’ve never had.”
Literature laureate Olga Tokarczuk is joined by senior advisor of global public health at Karolinska Institutet, Mariam Claeson, in a conversation investigating how we talk about, and care for, our psychological state, and how best to nurture mental fitness. Tokarczuk speaks about the transformative power of reading and writing, and their profound impact on our mental health.
This conversation was part of the Nobel Week Dialogue 2024: The Future of Health. In partnership with Carl Bennet AB; City of Gothenburg; Volvo. Event partner: Royalty Pharma.
See the full event playlist at: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJE9rmV1-0uAn86mj9t90zdLp9P9Dr5Hb
© Nobel Prize Outreach.
