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Life beyond the Nobel: Brian Josephson and his interest in the mind

29 Sep 2021 Matin Durrani

In the run-up to the announcement of the 2021 Nobel Prize for Physics on 5 October, we’re running a series of blog posts looking at previous recipients and what they did after their Nobel prize-winning work. Here Matin Durrani talks to Brian Josephson, who originally made his name with superconductors but has since spent more than 50 years exploring physics and the mind.

Illustration of the human brain
Change of thinking: Brian Josephson won the 1973 Nobel prize for his work on superconductors but had already taken an interest in physics and the mind. (Courtesy: iStock/monsitj)
With a Nobel prize under your belt and unshackled by the need to “prove” yourself, it must be te

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