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It truly is astounding how apathetic the Nobel Institute is towards the people they are awarding. Like, some basic research about their nominee's time zone should be fundamental. Maybe get their schedule and let them know they are in consideration and when decisions will be rendered so they can be ready (or absent if they want).
But the current approach of cold calling scientists in the middle of the night just shows how little they care.
If they keep it up, I feel like they're rapidly going to hit a generational impasse of nobody picking up even during daytime. I am very reluctant to answer numbers I don't recognize, if it's important they can leave a voice-mail.
"If it's the Nobel Committee they'll leave a message." But they'd better text as well.
I wouldn't be surprised if a number of awardees find out through journalists and then have to go back through their ignored messages or Spam folder.
Maybe the committee doesn't like calling people and is hoping they won't answer.
"Hey, this is Bob from the Nobel Committee, if you could give us a call back, that'd be great. It's important."
"What? What is this stuff about Time Zones? Do we need a new Nobel Prize for outstanding progress in Time Zone research?"
They are informed a few minutes before the public announcement, so it's either them waking them, or their family or neighbors a few minutes later