Stephon Alexander 00:08

He was the one that really impressed somebody, the importance of intuition.

He said intuition is the lifeblood of a good physicist, of a great physicist.

David Payne 00:18

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Stephon Alexander 00:24

I would not be the physicist I am today if weren't for my practice as a musician, especially as an improvisational musician.

Working on my improvisation, just actually improvising as a musician, somehow makes me more fluid and flexible mentally in terms of approaching and attacking physics problems.

David Payne 00:42

…a podcast about how science and creativity go hand in hand.

And about how one can nurture the other.

Stephon Alexander 00:52

…and it turned out to really work for me.

It really helped me become a more creative physicist, to think about ideas that I ordinarily would not have thought of.

David Payne 01:02

This time, a physicist who skillfully weaves his passion for jazz Improvisation with…