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From video: How Do You Detect A Black Hole? Interview with Reinhard Genzel (2008 Shaw Prize & 2020 Nobel Prize)
Published: March 8, 2026
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Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford interviews Shaw and Nobel Laureate Reinhard Genzel about his award-winning work on the detection of a black hole at the centre of our galaxy.
Interview recorded at the 2025 Hong Kong Laureate Forum. With thanks to the Hong Kong Laureate Forum and the Shaw Prize for their support.
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is Public Engagement Lead at Oxford University Lifelong Learning: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/tom-crawford
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NASA
ESA
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New York Times
Physics Today
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