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@NobelPrize · Stockholm, Sweden · joined 26 Sep 2008

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Did you know a person must be living to receive a Nobel Prize? A widespread misconception is that Nobel Prizes may be awarded to anyone, living or deceased. Unlike other honours, the Nobel Prize is only awarded to living individuals. Previously, a person could be awarded a htt
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"Sooner or later all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace..." Remembering Martin Luther King Jr., an extraordinary man, who was awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent campaign against racism. He also fought to secure https
Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at multiple microphones on a podium, with the United States flag in the background.
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In 1952, Rita Levi-Montalcini succeeded in isolating a substance harvested from tumours in mice that caused vigorous nervous system growth in chicken embryos. With that, she discovered growth factors. In what decade were her contributions awarded with the Nobel Prize? 19.9K views · 29 likes · 7 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →
Some advice to aspiring scientists from medicine laureate Barry Marshall. Marshall is one of two researchers who discovered that peptic ulcers are caused by a bacterial infection of the stomach Read his full banquet speech: https://t.co/2nL2RjWlaW #NobelPrize https://t.co/zhQ
An image of Barry Marshall next to a quote about working hard and being nice to Swedish people. Barry Marshall is noted as the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient.
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@NobelPrize With her African attire! 46 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →
Last year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognised the pioneers behind metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), establishing the science now driving exciting breakthroughs in carbon capture and clean water harvesting. Who will receive this year's prize? Learn more at: https://t.co/QzT8DVI
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In 1957, Herbert Kroemer invented and developed a transistor built on heterostructures. This invention advanced the speed of transistors. In what decade were his contributions awarded with the Nobel Prize? 16.9K views · 37 likes · 10 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →
Do you have what it takes to become a Nobel Prize laureate? We asked representatives from the committees who decide the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature and the Nobel Peace Prize to provide some insight into what qualities they look for in a http
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"I loved math when I was growing up. Nobody in my family was a scientist, but my father loved doing puzzles. So we did a lot of puzzles." Read about how chemistry laureate Jennifer Doudna's scientific journey started: https://t.co/QHtle42k8Y https://t.co/y66s3TsbYD
Jennifer Doudna smiling and looking right into the camera. She wears pearl jewellery and a tweed blazer.
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@NobelPrize This implies that one doesn't strictly need a PhD in economics to receive the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, right? 140 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →
How do you think AI will impact the future of science? Nobel Prize laureates Brian Schmidt, David MacMillan and Craig Mello joined us in Seoul, South Korea to discuss how the world of science is changing due to AI. Watch here: https://t.co/uSm3lzgGPe https://t.co/kpeuZrbGTD
Brian Schmidt sitting on stage, gesturing with hands. Text beside him reads: "AI is not accountable. Humans are accountable for how we use it." Below, it says: "Brian Schmidt, Nobel Prize in Physics 2011.
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When Elinor Ostrom applied for a PhD in economics she was turned away. She took on a different doctorate and in 2009 was the first woman to receive the prize in economic sciences. Find out who will receive this year's prize in economic sciences on 12 October. Learn more: https:/
Photograph of Elinor Ostrom holding her Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Prize award ceremony, wearing traditional attire.
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Through the development of metal–organic frameworks, 2025 chemistry laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi have provided chemists with new opportunities for solving some of the challenges we face. Following the laureates’ groundbreaking discoveries, researchers
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What's your ice cream order? Gary Ruvkun isn't only a Nobel Prize laureate, he also helps out his local ice cream truck on occasion. After learning of his 2024 medicine prize Ruvkun celebrated his prize by hopping on board the 'Frosty Truck' and serving some sundaes to his lab
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“Pens are mightier than weapons.” Malala Yousafzai comes from the Swat Valley in Pakistan. In 2009 the Taliban decreed that all girls’ schools should be closed or there would be consequences. Malala continued to go to school. She started to blog about girls’ right to education,
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In 1987, the supernova SN 1987A exploded emitting 10 million billion neutrinos – the most elusive particles in the universe – in a gigantic burst. On Earth, physics laureate Masatoshi Koshiba and his team detected 12 of these neutrinos in a giant detector. https://t.co/PuvxqOWO
Portrait of Masatoshi Koshiba wearing a tweed blazer sitting in front of a grey curtain background.
Image of the Red Rectangle Nebula captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, featuring a bright central star surrounded by concentric rings of red and orange dust against a starry background.
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"I always encourage people to keep curious. You should always talk to people that are not in your team. If you for example talk to your mum, who happens to be an artist, you are going to get very different and really good questions compared to talking with your closest colleagues
Craig Mello smiling.
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The look of someone who woke up to good news! In 2021, Ardem Patapoutian got an early morning shock after learning he received the medicine prize. Here he is a little bit later, watching the press conference with his son, Luca. Who will wake up to good news this year? Photo: h
Ardem Patapoutian (right) sitting in bed next to his son Luca (left)with a laptop in front of them. Ardem is looking directly into the camera, while Luca is looking at the laptop. Both have looks of shock on their face.
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As a 14-year-old boy, Abdus Salam, gained the highest marks ever recorded for the Matriculation Examination at University of the Punjab. In 1979, he shared the #NobelPrize in Physics for contributions to the electroweak unification theory. Learn more: https://t.co/Q1tmaJQLBq ht
Abdus Salam wearing glasses, a suit and tie and has a notebook with pens in his pocket.
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Have you read one of László Krasznahorkai’s distinctive works of fiction since he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025? The Hungarian writer, dubbed a “master of the apocalypse” is known for weaving the absurd and grotesque into his narratives, as well as his flowing
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Say peace, Leymah Gbowee! 2011 peace laureate Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist, social worker and women’s rights advocate. Read more about this remarkable laureate: https://t.co/ARdlv3VCmb https://t.co/sQRivwROGA
Leymah Gbowee smiling at the camera while giving a peace sign.
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In 1995 Paul Crutzen, Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland were awarded the #NobelPrize in Chemistry for helping us understand why the ozone layer was disappearing. #OTD in 1987, nations signed the Montreal Protocol to help us protect it. Image: Ozone hole calculated by NASA 2023
A map showing the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South Pole on September 21, 2023, as calculated by the NASA Ozone Watch team. At 10 million square miles, or 26 million square kilometers the hole was approximately the size of North America. NASA Earth Observatory image by Lauren Dauphin
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Can you guess what this picture is? It's an image of vitamin C, taken with polarised light. Vitamin C led to both the 1937 medicine and chemistry prizes: to Albert von Szent-Györgyi who first isolated it, and Norman Haworth for determining its molecular structure. https://t.co/7
An image of vitamin C, taken with polarised light. It is colourful featuring both green, purple, blue, yellow, orange, pink, white and black.
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"I always thought about things the wrong kind of way." Medicine laureate Tim Hunt shares scientific adventures from his childhood and discusses how science motivated him as a young boy. Watch his full conversation with PhD student Paulina Tan: https://t.co/bAamihXL7g https://
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You may know that Nobel Prize laureates receive a medal, a personal diploma and a cash award. But do you know where that money comes from? When businessman and entrepreneur Alfred Nobel died, he left the majority of his fortune to the establishment of the Nobel Prizes. His will
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Physics laureate George Smith received the Nobel Prize for developing the CCD sensor. Without it, we would not have digital cameras. Did you know that his dissertation, published on this day in 1959, was just three pages long? More about Smith: https://t.co/OIOL851MzC https://t.
George Smith from the side, smiling.
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2024 #NobelPrize laureate in chemistry David Baker succeeded with the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins. In recent years, one incredible protein creation after the other has emerged from Baker’s laboratory. They range from new nanomaterials where
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As a 14-year-old boy, Abdus Salam, gained the highest marks ever recorded for the Matriculation Examination at University of the Punjab. In 1979, he was awarded the #NobelPrize in Physics. https://t.co/apeDvMu7Cm
Portrait of Abdus Salam, wearing glasses, a tweed jacket, and a red tie, against a backdrop of greenery.
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Have you heard of ‘creative destruction’? The notion that new innovations displace existing technologies is central to the work of last years’ economic sciences laureates and offers hope in an age of advancing AI. Learn more about the announcements of this year's prizes, https:
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#OTD in 2015, the universe’s gravitational waves, predicted by Albert Einstein a century before, were observed for the first time by @LIGO. The observation led to a new way to study our universe and the 2017 #NobelPrize in Physics for Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne.
An illustration of gravitational waves.
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72 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 1M–10M follower range. shown far beyond its own audience, and the audience reacts.

Median views23 322this account14 648median for 1M–10M
Reach, %1.76%this account0.74%median for 1M–10M
Engagement, %1.40%this account0.70%median for 1M–10M
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Median views per post23 32214 6481.59×
Reach (views ÷ followers)1.76%0.74%2.38×
Engagement rate1.40%0.70%2.01×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

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Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

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Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 1M–10M accounts is 0.70%.

What the audience does

Likes73.9%7 339 in total
Reposts15.1%1 502 in total
Replies3.5%350 in total
Quotes1.0%101 in total
Bookmarks6.5%645 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

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Daily snapshots since 21 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.

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