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by whizzter 254 days ago
Invitations is one thing I think they can mostly pick on their own volition with one exception.

The prize rules stipulate that they need to hold one lecture related to their winning topic with the institution that picked the winner within 6 months.

Iirc the 2024 physics prize lecture (on the roots of neural networks) was held in the days just before the prize giving ceremony and can be watched on the Swedish broadcasters "education" channel as well as youtube.

https://urplay.se/program/239905-nobelforelasningar-2024-geo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDE9DjpcSdI