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A Look Behind the Scenes

Christian UhligJune 28, 2013

Every year in October, the winners of the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine are announced in Stockholm. Who makes the decisions, and how? By what criteria are the candidates evaluated?

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Schweden: Schwedische Akademien / Svenska Akademien (Swedish Academy) in Stockholm. © Tupungato - Fotolia.com #23955253
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Tomorrow Today meets up with the chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, and gets a peek behind the scenes at a more than 100-year-old selection ritual.  

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