Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Medicine laureate Tim Hunt meets PhD student Paulina Tan in this conversation recorded in Malaysia. The two discussed what to do when you have 'scientist's block', the difficulties of research and what caused the Nobel Prize laureate to pursue a career in science.

The conversation was recorded as part of the Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative. Find out more information here: nobelprize.org/nobel-prize-inspiration-initiative

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