Donna Strickland on why scientists need time to make big discoveriesFinding practical applications for groundbreaking discoveries can take years, writes Canada’s most recent Nobel laureate
Why can’t Canada win another Nobel Prize in medicine?One thing is certain: The absence of Nobel attention is not for lack of Canadian advances in the life sciences
Art McDonald on how to win a Nobel PrizeFrom 2015: All it takes is one mine, 1,000 tonnes of heavy water, 274 scientists and the backing of an entire town
16 Canadian-born Nobel laureates and their prizesBe it for science, medicine, literature or peace, Canadians are bringing home Nobel hardware
Alice Munro: The incomparable storyteller“I don’t think I could stand being really famous.” From the Maclean’s archives, a conversation with the author
Alice Munro reinforces the Canadian stereotypeThe celebrated author won the Nobel Prize with predictable modesty
Higgs boson a no-win situation for Nobel prize committeeNobel Prize goes to Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs
What students are talking about today (October 10th edition)An actress attacked, a student shot dead & a capella