Episode 6: The Nobel Prize: Past, Present, and Future
When Alfred Nobel established the prize bearing his name, he hoped it would help foster global prosperity. He was haunted by the legacy of his invention of dynamite. While earning him a fortune, he had also earned the monicker of "merchant of death" due to the widespread military uses for dynamite. His envisioned a future where groundbreaking scientific discoveries would be vehicles for global peace. How well has that vision lived up to reality? Tune in to find out.