Interview with Michel Talagrand, mathematician, winner of the 2024 Abel Prize | CNRS News

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the 2024 Abel Prize to Frenchman Michel Talagrand, who spent his research career at the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research). This equivalent of the Nobel Prize in mathematics is awarded to him "for his groundbreaking contributions to probability theory and functional analysis, with remarkable applications in mathematical physics and statistics." 00:00 Interview with Michel Talagrand, winner of the 2024 Abel Prize 00:16 What was your first reaction upon learning of your prize? 00:59 What are you most proud of in your entire career? 02:01 Who are the people who have influenced your career? 03:10 What will you do with the prize money? 💻 To learn more: The press release of March 20, 2024 👉 https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/presse/prix-ab... The reaction from CNRS Mathématiques 👉 https://www.insmi.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo... 📽 Production: CNRS Images Music: Envato © CNRS, March 2024 📷 Photo credit: © Peter Bagde / Typos1 / Abel Prize 2024 #CNRS __________________ 🔔 Subscribe to the CNRS channel:    / @cnrs   Follow us on social media ! Twitter 👉   / cnrs   Facebook 👉   / cnrs.fr   Instagram 👉   / cnrs   LinkedIn 👉   / cnrs   Find even more science images on the CNRS Images website 👉 http://images.cnrs.fr #CNRS