The Importance of Intuition

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Christian Hoffman and Leland Beaumont debate the origin of energy from which the universe emerged. What was its source, its size and its nature? Nobody knows - it's probably not even right to ask what banged because the question being begged is 'Is there something that banged?' They say we need to think more deeply about black holes than just calculating their orbitals or Higgs boson decay channels.

Welcome to the July 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good -- and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic.

We're experimenting with a new benefit for Patreon supporters: short video (or audio-only) reflections by me on the podcast that just happened. If you've been wondering whether to join up, this could be the time.

Blog post with questions and transcript: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2023/07/03/ama-july-2023/

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