Israeli innovation

The Human Side of Israel’s Nobelists

The Human Side of Israel’s Nobelists

Meet Israel’s recent Nobel prize winners in this Times of Israel article titled ‘Lives of struggle, rejection, vindication: The essence of Israel’s ‘Nobelists’’. The article is based on Israeli filmmaker Uri Rosenwaks’s

Daniel Kahneman On Our Two Systems of Thinking

Daniel Kahneman On Our Two Systems of Thinking

In this clip (4:22) from British news hub The Guardian, Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kahneman breaks down the concept of slow and fast thinking and explains why it matters. Simple though

Hershko and Ciechanover Explain The Ubiquitin System

Hershko and Ciechanover Explain The Ubiquitin System

Take a user-friendly visual tour of the discovery that won Israelis Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry in this excerpt (2:50) from the YES docuseries “The

A Talk With Aaron Ciechanover

A Talk With Aaron Ciechanover

Renowned Israeli biologist Aaron Ciechanover explains his research in protein degradation in this clip (2:19) from Israel’s official YouTube channel. Along with fellow Israeli laureate Avram Hershko and American laureate

Israel’s First Nobel Prize in Science

Israel’s First Nobel Prize in Science

This clip (3:18) from Haifa’s Technion Institute introduces Israel’s first Nobel prize winners in science: Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004 along

Robert Aumann: If You Want Peace, Prepare For War

Robert Aumann: If You Want Peace, Prepare For War

In this clip (2:42), Israeli-American Nobel prize winner Robert Aumann explains what mathematics and game theory have to do with nuclear weapons, the Cold War, and the “amazing sixty years” between

A talk with Robert Aumann

A talk with Robert Aumann

Hear Israeli-American mathematician Robert Aumann speak about the contribution that earned him and Thomas Schelling 2005’s Nobel Prize in Economics in this clip (2:41) from the official YouTube channel of

Ada Yonath: Israel’s First Female Nobelist

Ada Yonath: Israel’s First Female Nobelist

Learn how Israeli Nobelist Ada Yonath went from a childhood of intense poverty to an adulthood of innovation and international acclaim in this clip (5:52) from the home of her

Dan Shechtman reminisces about his early years

Dan Shechtman reminisces about his early years

Israeli Nobel prize-winning scientist Dan Shechtman sits down with 21see and reminisces about his early years in this clip (2:16). His passion is contagious as he recalls what moved and

A talk with Dan Shechtman

A talk with Dan Shechtman

In this clip (3:53), hear about how Dan Shechtman, Israeli winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, came to discover quasicrystals, as well as the vehement opposition he faced