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German laureate of the Nobel Chemistry Prize Benjamin List jokes with a chocolate Nobel Prize medal after attending a Nobel Symposium at the Swedish embassy in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. The 2021 Nobel Prize ceremonies are being reined in and scaled-down for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the laureates receiving their Nobel Prize medals and diplomas in their home countries. In front center, TV host Ranga Yogeshwar. (Tobias Schwarz /Pool Photo via AP)