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Getting a call from the Swedish Academy who hand out Nobel Prizes will be a scenario many scientists dream about.

But when it actually does happen, it can be unexpected.

My phone rang, and I saw a number from Sweden and thought, well, that's just, you know,

that's spam of some sort.

So I disabled the phone and went back to sleep.

With an intense schedule of interviews, it is important to be well-rested on the big day.

My wife is very kind to me, so she didn't wake me up for a couple hours because she knew I needed my sleep,

which I really, she did the right thing.

But for one laureate on an off-grid hiking trip, the big day was a bit delayed.

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