Professor Is Awoken by Neighbor to Learn He Won Nobel Prize

When Stanford University professor Paul Milgrom won the Nobel Prize in economics, the committee who announced the victors could not reach him. So co-winner Robert Wilson, who happens to live nearby, knocked on his door in the middle of the night to tell him the good news. The unlikely event was captured on Milgrom’s Nest doorbell surveillance camera Monday at his California home and was posted to Stanford University’s Twitter page, where it has gone viral with over 4.6 million views. #InsideEdition

[EgbertWilliams]

I had a neighbor knock and tell me a squirrel came up and took a sip of his beer. It was our greatest day ever.

[randomgurl]

Friend: “You won the Nobel prize.”
Paul: “Ight”

[smorzYT]

Imagine if this happened to him, he went back to sleep, woke up thinking it was a dream, then had to google it to check

[Krrash]

The fact that he said "you" not "we" is just amazing.

[risingwindspress]

“Paul? You won the Nobel Prize!”

Paul: “lmao k bro”

[Frenite]

Paul seemed so calm after he won the NOBEL PRIZE.

[crabgal]

Imagine being so excited for someone that you wake them up in the middle of the night tell them. That is so wholesome

[canguerses]

He should've said: "you know Bob, it's called no-bell for a reason."

[rebeccaperry]

I love how nonchalant the guy is telling the news. He saying they won the Nobel prize in the same way as a neighbor saying “Hey, the pizza guy accidentally delivered your pizza to us so I’m just bringing it over.”

[roberthudson]

I am intrigued by the fact that the news was "You've won the Nobel Prize, " rather than "We've won the Nobel Prize." Talk about humility.

[kobyking]

Meanwhile my neighbors smoke crack and try to get me in their pyramid scheme

[Revantrekk]

They both won, yet professor Wilson tells him: "you've won the Nobel prize" - a sign of a truly intelligent person; he doesn't need self-affirmation. This scene reminds me of The Big Bang Theory, for some reason.

[mikhailj]

I guess he just won the "no bell prize"

[kamabokogonpachiro]

Bob: Paul you won the nobel prize.
Paul: ok, what about you?
Bob: oh i got one too
Paul : ok
Bob: ok

[NiallsSongs]

Why is this so cute? Two academic colleagues living across from each other and calling over in the middle of the night with the news? Can you imagine being in that neighbourhood? Hey Paul, can I borrow your geometry set?

[wookieforce]

Her: “Should we ring the door bell?”
Him: “Nobel”

[schane]

I love how Professor Robert who co-won the nobel prize told Professor Paul “you won the nobel prize” instead of “we won the noble prize”. That’s alot of humility right there. Giving credit to your co-researcher without having the need to include yourself first. Much respect 🤘

[madcorndog]

"Paul Wilson seemed so shocked"

Paul Wilson: "Wow"

[ruppokemon]

Friend: "HEY YOU WON THE NOBEL PRIZE"
Paul: "Understandable have a great day"

[Bostonmoose]

Bob: “ Paul you won the Nobel prize”

Paul: “Yeah, ok. Just put it with the others if you don’t mind.”