I take it back. I don’t know any Nobel winners directly but know a few one degree of separation out (Physics, Econ, and two Biology), and the people I know who

I take it back. I don’t know any Nobel winners directly but know a few one degree of separation out (Physics, Econ, and two Biology), and the people I know who worked with them all said good things about them. However, go down a notch to just professors and there was a lot more ego and maybe more drive than curiosity. Politics likely more intense than in corporate world and egos just as large, but maybe fewer assholes?