Scientist Who Was Offline ‘Living His Best Life’ Stunned by Nobel Prize Win

It’s a cute little town. I’d love to go back and spend more time, but no, it was just, “Let’s just go get something to eat,” because I gotta get back—I got a lot of things to do.

Did you tell anyone in the pub that you won the Nobel Prize?

I did not tell anyone, haha. I didn’t think I needed to do that.

You said you don’t follow the Nobel Prizes. How shocking was it to you that you won? I’m assuming you’re aware of how big of a breakthrough your discoveries are, but did you think, well,…