The Nobel Prize gives one the opportunity to take public stands.
The prize seemed to change my professional life very little.
I have also testified repeatedly and published some articles in favor of Small Science.
The first months at Harvard were more than challenging, as I came to the realization that the humanities could be genuinely interesting, and, in fact, given the weaknesses of my background, very difficult.
One of our brainchildren is a still viable Science and Society course.
The field of quantum valence fluctuations was another older interest which became much more active during this period, partly as a consequence of my own efforts.