The 8 Smartest People of the Year: 2013's Nobel Winners

The video covers the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francois Englair and Peter Higgs for their theory on the Higgs boson, which explains how particles acquire mass. It also discusses the Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt, and Ari Vorchel for their work on computer models of chemical reactions, and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to James E Rothman, Randy W Sheckman, and Thomas C Sudoff for their research on vesicle transport mechanisms in cells.

What is the significance of the Higgs boson in the context of particle physics?

Explain how the discovery of the Higgs boson was a marriage of theory and experimentation.

How did the research of Karplus, Levitt, and Vorchel contribute to the field of chemistry?

What challenges did scientists face in modeling chemical reactions using computers?

Describe the role of vesicles in cellular functions as explained by Rothman, Sudoff, and Shechman.