Julia Wysling, a 28-year-old mathematics graduate and former VSETH President, and Richard Ernst, the 85-year-old Nobel laureate in chemistry, talk about their alma mater, their experiences abroad – plus the challenges they faced when returning to Switzerland – and what they’re most passionate about (besides science, of course). This special episode of the podcast forms as a supplement to the current issue of the ETH magazine Globe, which focuses on the 150th anniversary of the ETH Alumni Association.