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The first question
One clear analogy, no jargon. For anyone, age ten and up.
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One discovery. Three depths. A guide who keeps asking why.
Every Nobel Prize since 2020, split from a one-line citation into something you can actually understand. Pick a prize, pick your depth, guess before you read, and check yourself.
Light carries energy, so Lumen is warming up. In 1800 William Herschel put thermometers in a spectrum like this one. The warmest spot was just past the red: infrared light.
The 2026 prizes
The 2026 prizes, in the order they were announced. Tap the year to pop the light.
- Medicine2026
Optogenetics: a light switch for brain cells
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and 1 more
3 short videosUnderstood - Physics2026
A telescope made of ice: catching neutrinos from deep space
Francis Halzen
3 short videosUnderstood - Chemistry2026
Mirror molecules: how a tiny lead in handedness takes over
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
3 short videosUnderstood - Literature2026
Anne Carson: new forms from ancient fragments
Anne Carson
3 short videosUnderstood - Peace2026
Peace through the rule of law
Navi Pillay
3 short videosUnderstood
Three depths
The deeper you go, the deeper the colour
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