David Baker, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: Official interview

Interview with the 2024 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry David Baker on 6 December 2024 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. 0:00 - David Baker, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 0:09 - What influence did your parents have on you? 0:58 - How did you become interested in biology? 2:01 - Did you have a plan for your career? 2:49 - Why do you find proteins interesting to work with? 3:43 - How important is it for scientists to address the world's biggest challenges? 4:10 - How does it feel when your work has an impact? 4:56 - Why is collaboration in science important? 6:30 - How important is diversity and representation? 7:15 - For you, what makes a good lab? 8:13 - Why is it important for science to be open access? 09:32 - How important is building a community among colleagues? 10:16 - Do you enjoy mentoring? 11:26 - How do you maintain your work-life balance? 12:50 - How do you keep going when nobody believes in your ideas? 14:19 - What message do you have to others that think outside the box? 14:42 - How do you deal with failure? 16:42 - What advice do you have for young scientists? 17:40 - How has AI transformed your research field? 21:17 - How did you celebrate receiving the Nobel Prize? © Nobel Prize Outreach.