Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable
Fred Ramsdell was among those honoured with a 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine but might not know because he is somewhere in Idaho and uncontactable
They want to call the recipient in connection to the announcement so that the recipient hears it from the committee first hand. And since the announcement is made during the day (figure that), the call is made no matter the recipients time zone.
Yeah, I understand why it’s currently happening like that, but it’s still annoying to call at 2am and be like, “they were so hard to get on the phone!” Seems to be a recurring problem so might be worth it to have a contingency plan for winners within certain time zones, even if you just quietly inform them a few hours earlier that they should make sure they’re available at that time.
Presumably they all are informed that they’ve been nominated. They could also ask them beforehand what their preference is if they win.
2am calls are why people leave their profession.