Gray matter reigned supreme at the residenceof Swedish Ambassador JanEliasson and his wife Kerstin as theyplayed host to Nobel laureates onNovember 27. Cerebral guests EricCornell, Wolfgang Ketterle, GeorgeAkerlof, Michael Spence, and JosephStieglitz, who shared the prize for economics;William Knowles; and CarlWieman (all 2001 winners); joined laureatesfrom previous years to celebratethe 100 year anniversary of the prize.Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel lefthis fortune to create the foundation thatbestows the prestigious prize honoringexcellence in science, medicine, literature,and peace efforts.