The news of Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi winning the Nobel Prize quickly made headlines. Though neither of them was the youngest laureate in the history of the Nobel Prize, they were still among the younger winners. Additionally, their joint win and their youthfulness added numerous topics of interest to their achievement.
Particularly captivating was the photo published in the newspaper, showing the couple placing their Nobel Prize medals in the hands of their daughter. The little girl, evidently treating these symbols of world-class honor as toys or something edible, was seen putting them into her mouth.
This photo not only did not make people feel they disrespected the Nobel Prize but rather gave the impression that the couple did not care much about the honor. It was more like what Chen Yu said in his acceptance speech—they wanted to contribute to the development of human medicine.
