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Maybe the real Nobel Prizes for Mathematics are the equations we solve along the way

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” ― Mark Twain

There's a story I heard once, of the team who developed insulin as a treatment for diabetes. They did indeed win the Nobel Prize for Medicine (there was some dispute and eventually winners shared their winnings) but I think they experienced something far more impressive. At that time, the only treatment for diabetes was malnutrition. Thus diabetes wards in every major hospital included children with the disease, in comas and slowly starving to death as their doctors, nurses, and families watched in agony, hoping for a miracle. But the developers of insulin made as large a batch as they could, went to the local hospital, headed for the diabetic ward and began giving shots to the children there, one by one. It was a large room,with at least three long rows of beds, each containing a dying child who would presumably never wake up. As they finished giving the last child an injection, the very first child woke up. Followed by the next, and the next and the next. LIke three long rows of dominoes. A miracle. I cannot imagine receiving the Nobel Prize came anywhere near the power and glory of that moment. To know, to see proof, you had just saving millions and millions of children otherwise doomed--and billions more yet to be born. That moment, must have been so utterly wonderful.

That Swedish Mathematician looks like a poor man's Einstein.

It’s a theoretical prize.

Interesting titbit about Marie Curie's first Nobel Prize: The Nobel Committee only wanted to award it to Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel. Pierre responded that Marie was an equal partner in the research, and threatened to refuse his prize if Marie didn't get a share.

It's weird watching these videos on this chanel or the mega projects and then watch business blaze and see a totally different side of simon and some what on the fly structure delivery of the.visible script. Its like watching a very good entertaining lecture and then watching the same professor give a different lecture after drnking 3 red bulls in a row. I love both

It's funny because mathematics plays a big role in science and medicine

“Physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and PEACE!” What a delivery Whistler. You made me chuckle.

It just doesn't add up.

I love how business blaze humor is slowly crawling into Simon's other channels

Ah calculus, an infinite series of unfortunate events

"The third love of his life...I guess he wasn't sure the first two times." XD

Last time I was this early, captains of industry and commerce were ashamed of being called merchants if death. Nowdays, they get stock options and gigantic bonuses.

"Good Will Hunting" is one of the Fields Medal movies

Bonus Fact: Soweto, South Africa has the only street in the world where two Nobel Prize winners both lived.

I'm graduating w honours from my bachelor's in mathematics this December and I had no idea there wasnt a Nobel Prize for Math.

Curious there's no cure for Curie's radium papers.

Simon, look -- the TRACTOR!!

Wow, that was incredibly sad. Upon grieving his brother, he got shit on by the paper.

The other big missing prize is Biology. I have a friend who is a Chemist who is most put out that a lot of modern Chemistry Prizes are actually given for work in Biology.

Is it just me or is Simon talking faster than usual in this video? I could barely keep up.

So many solo cups, they're everywhere... :P

I mean his plan kinda worked, I had no idea he was a merchant of death....until now

No stupid sponsor, I can start watching this channel again.

Think Simon is still on business blaze mode 😂

You should have added that Sophie Hess' father forbade the marriage, and was a mathematician.

Can you do an episode on tinnitus and why it will never go away or be cured?

Fun fact, I was born in the same small logging town in Washington state as Nobel prize winner in Medicine, George Hitchings. And the town next to mine, Aberdeen Washington, also is the hometown of another Nobel prize winner in Physics, Dean Osheroff. That's 2 Nobel prize winners in a population of less than 30 thousands. So you snobs from the big city can go fly a kite.

The entire Curie bloodline were absolute badasses, damn

There is also no nobel prize in economics as well. It was created by a donation from Sweden's central bank in 1968. It is primarily used to reward mainstream economic theory that prizes profits over people. Exactly the opposite of what Alfred Nobel sought to create with the Nobel prize.

7:47 it should also be noted that Currie was featured in the video game "Fallout 4" as a robot of whom you could make "human" in the form of a "synth"... For those curious, anyway.

The Nobel Prize for Economics is decided on by the Swedish Bankers Association. Conflict of interest anyone? It is not one of the prizes suggested by Nobel himself but instituted by the bank responsible for managing Nobel's endowment. Winners include Milton Freidman whose theories are largely responsible for the 2008 financial crisis. John Kenneth Galbraith, whose contribution to Economics is much greater, never received a Nobel nomination.

Mathematicians doesn't require any prize their awards are just to solve the problem

The today i found out episode where simon forgets it's not business blaze time

This seems like a Highlight History video

If I didn't already love your videos and content, this would have sealed the deal. Thank you for giving credit where credit is due. Most people just shorten to Marie Curie. She had won these also without having a home country to be honoured with it. Makes me glad I always like, comment and share your videos! Hugs from Halifax

$7,000 dinner = a typical modern wedding reception.

"...a Mathimatician". You crack me up, Simon. :D

Bonus fact regarding the $7,000 Nobel Prize banquet: there is a cookbook sold at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm that offers detailed instructions on how to recreate some of the most famous appetizers, main courses, and desserts that have been served at that banquet over its history. While the dishes can theoretically be made by a home cook, any one of them would require lots of planning, and in many cases a considerable effort just to find the ingredients. And, no, the book is not sold online.

Kid who bullied him went on to become mathematician.

Simon, sometimes you come across real gems of little known but oddly interesting facts. This presentation included. There is your compliment for the day. Enjoy.

Great to see you not falling into the trap of claiming that there is a Nobel Prize for economics. That story perhaps would have been a useful bonus.

I'll probably get a lot of flak for this one. But, when I think of mathematics, I think of it as the tool we use to better represent natural phenomena. While science is our tool to understand the natural universe, mathematics is the tool we use to give a more quantitative representation to science. It's sort of the "language of science." By itself, mathematics doesn't really do much. It must be applied to some end to truly be of use. An illustration could be the prize for literature. You have a prize for some achievement in writing. Simply knowing a language isn't awarded, nor is developing a language. You must use that language for some worthwhile end.

I like how the example certificate shown is the Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Fritz Haber the Jewish chemist who invented Zyklon B.

I always thought it was because of the simple fact that math is in everything. Physics and chemistry in particular.

I thought i was on business blaze at the start for some reason 🤣

Meanwhile, just a few years ago, someone finally proved Fermat's last theorem.

"Bit of self-interest there Bertha, hmm?" is my new favorite Simon saying. Can I please get it on a t-shirt with an illustration of Bertha's face. I'm a size L or 12 in the US. I think that's 16 in the UK.

"Cucked by a mathematician... what are the odds?" -nobel Mathmetician looks over shoulder while nailing nobels wife .."2 in 69"

Bonus bonus fact: Contrary to Simon's statement, Marie Curie did not discover radioactivity. Her 1903 prize was given for her investigations of radioactivity, which had been previously discovered by Henri Becquerel.

How Noble for Nobel to be so charitable even after his death

Why do I get the feeling that Simon had a little drink before filming this one?

Great video Great placement of adverts

It’s because all math exists already - as math - and all mathematicians do is *realize* what it is. They don’t really have any input, besides deciding how much they want to realize... Mathematician 1: “holy shiiiiit dude, I just saw the new equation you dropped - I never had any idea numbers could *DO* that!” Mathematician 2: “yeah man, it’s nuts! But all you really have to do, it turns out, is to add THIS number to THAT one. Boom.” Mathematician 1: “ah, gotcha. Makes sense.”

Bonus fact: Theodore Roosevelt is the only person in history to receive both a Nobel Peace Prize and his nation's highest award for combat valor (America - Medal of Honor).

Especially in physics, just because the math works out doesn't mean it's true.

The reason is he ran out of money due to a maths error. Thus there was not enough left for the last prize which was to be the math prize.

There’s also no Nobel prize for economics. What economists actually earn is the Bank of Sweden Prize which is given out at the same time as the Nobel and at the same location.

i was expecting one last Mathematician dig at the end there. great video. i hadnt known the history of the prize. thanks for the post!

I love how the Blaze is seeping in. And Simon never reads the scripts.

Simon 'Allegedly' Whistler, I see your business blaze is slowly influencing all your videos xD

You got to admit Merchant of Death sounds pretty cool today. The prize being given to one of the presidents of Colombia was kind of weird. While yes it was more “peaceful” when he took office. It was more of a work in progress by his predecessors. It’s like laying the ground work for a huge project and all that’s remaining is the time for the cement to dry. At least that’s how I see it. All in all nice save Mr. Nobel for adding that “Peace Prize” I guess

The part about historical anecdotes in university IS SO TRUE!!! For philosophy it's the death of Socrates that you constantly hear described by multiple professors... And I'm pretty sure sometimes they contradict each other with some of the small details like whether or not dying from hemlock poisoning is peaceful or unbearably painful...

Due to COVID-19, the NBA, (National Basketball Association), and the NSA, (National Soccer Association), are having a training and fitness session held at Walt Disney World, in Orlando, Florida, USA. You had spoken of a $7,000 dinner which Mother Teresa snubbed, stating, "the money can be used for a better purpose". The sports figures attending the Disney World event are given their choices of various luncheon meals, which cost $65 per meal. One of the players tweeted his lunch, before it was eaten and included the menu from which he chose his meal. For $65 he received a sandwich, a bag of crisps, a small bowl of "potato salad" and a bottle of water. It was nowhere near what the menu described, except in the loosest terms. (Sort of like reading an automobile brochure and comparing to the actual car, "something's not right"). To the great relief of the players, they didn't have to pay for the meals, but their sponsoring Association did have to pay. Personally, I would have sent the meal back, chosen a meal from "Room Service", at a much less expensive cost and called it good. Scenario: Association: "Joe, I see that you haven't been eating while you are here. Is there anything wrong?" Joe: "Well, yeah. The meals suck and are way too expensive." Association: "But Joe, We are paying for the meals. I'm looking at a menu right now. How can these offerings suck?" Joe:, "Dude, All I got, from that same menu, was a damn sandwich, bag of chips, some potato salad and a bottle of water." Association:, "Oh, uh. Well, I don't know what to say. Let me do some research. (ie, let him ask someone higher up then he is.) Joe:, "You do that Bro. In the meantime, I'll stick to the room service menu." Association:, "Well, at least let us pay for those meals." Joe: "I don't have a problem with that."

maybe because mathematicians don't actually create anything, they just discover the existing answers?

I never had peace or a price while taking my Mathematics subject.

I can understand his lack of interest in mathematics.

I never liked math myself thanks 4 sharing, again new information 4 Keanna & I'm thankful 4 your taking time out your day 2 share with us.

Not to forget Bob Dylan, who won the thing 2017 and couldn't be bothered picking it up. You just gotta love that guy.

Is math related to science

There's no reason for a reward for math because it's the same for every country

3:34 what about Economics? When was it instituted

Curiously enough I had a very good mathematics teacher that for some reason had a really hard time with physics even though the majority of physics is algebraic mathematics.

2nd semester of Mathematics and I found out about this now...

This should have been titled “Another plot for The Twilight saga.”

Dynamite...which he was going to call Noble safety powder. If that happened then we'd now have the annual Dynamite award.....including the Dynamite Peace Prize.

Thanks Simon, I needed those two belly laughs today.

I was glad to see the award for my favorite chemist in the background of this video. He single handedly reshape multiple industries and warfare with one discovery.

But Simon, why is there not a nobel prize for music?

The blaze is trickling through the blaze boy

Because everybody owns at least one calculator.

Oh my god it's british Vsauce Michael

This would have made a great business blaze lol

I was waiting for , hey Vsause michael here

We have fields medals, it’s no big deal.

Fortunately there is an ignoble prize for Mathematics. For example in 2015 it was awarded to Elisabeth Oberzaucher [AUSTRIA, GERMANY, UK] and Karl Grammer [AUSTRIA, GERMANY], for trying to use mathematical techniques to determine whether and how Moulay Ismael the Bloodthirsty, the Sharifian Emperor of Morocco, managed, during the years from 1697 through 1727, to father 888 children. Ref: www.improbable.com/ig-about/winners/

How many people would have died early if Nobel had branded his dynamite as "safety powder"?

am I watching business Blaze?? I'm just waiting to hear bada boom boom

If you reduce the playback speed to 0.75 normal he becomes a lot more understandable and a lot less annoying.

If there was a Noble Prize for Blazing, Simon would be a multi time winner.

Because there are already mathmatical prizes before nobel.

Hard to be against math but be in chemistry and physics.... Kinda plays a big role.

There's also no Nobel Prize for economics.

I was thinking "the fields medal" too!....

I think I prefer the version where he was pissed a mathematician stole his girl. LOL

Nobel may have denied a prize for mathematics due to having received bad mathematical calculations while developing dynamite. There were explosions which killed employees.🤔🤔🤔

Physics = Mathematics. If you study Math and don't become a physicist you become a teacher, so a Nobel prize for Math would just be a Nobel prize for teaching. When was the last time we heard of a breakthrough in math? There is a Nobel prize for math, and we call it Physics.

I read that math made Nobels head explode.