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I am so inspired by you as a woman and a human being. When I was a little girl I always wondered why people have idols or people they look up to.. and I’d ask myself if I ever would find one. And I have. I remember reading what you said about abortion and how it helped me close that emotional hole that I had for a while. You do a lot for individuals and I hope you see the inspiration you have. I’d love to see more on your opinion in regards to the simulation hypothesis (even though you answered me earlier) it left with me so many questions on what reality really is. You definitely encouraged me in college and I will now change my major to physics(bc of how inspired I am by you)just to understand the world a little better. Later on today I am going to gift subscriptions to my friends and hopefully we continue to help support you in this. I believe in it.

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Thanks very much.. I hope not to disappoint. Good luck to you in your studies.. I hope they take you to wonderful places.. and thanks for the kind gifts.. :)

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I echo all the positive sentiments shared above, Dr. Krauss, and I trust you know how grateful I am for all that you do. So thank you.

I really enjoy the explainers/science tutorials you’ve done. They’re always fun and interesting even if I don’t understand everything. I usually rewatch and try to gain a bit better understanding each time.

In terms of types of guests for the podcast, I’d love to see some sociologists and psychologists on to talk about, well, people and groups and all that those disciplines entail. You always say you do physics because it’s easy (😂), so I’d love to get your thoughts on fields where if you can get a p-value < 0.005 in your results you’d do a backflip

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Thanks... will do some more tutorials.

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The idea with psychologists is great. What do you think about having Sam Harris or Robert Sapolsky as guests?

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Sapolsky is someone I definitely plan to talk to.. Harris isn't a practicing scientist..

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I mean they are not psychologist, but I would like to see Lawrence discussing with them topics like free will and human behavior.

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I have also an idea about an explanation video. What about how quantum computers work, especially topological ones based on Majorana fermions ?

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thanks.. not sure I could do that justice. But will look into it.

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An explanation of Majorana fermions would already be great.

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And besides Lawrence, I want to reach out to the whole community here. It is such pleasure to get your insights. I am always looking forward to the Q&A meeting all of you again. It is so unfortunate that it is almost impossible that we can meet up in person and have extended chats altogether.

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Dear Lawrence, the work and effort you put in here and in the communication is of unspeakable value in my opinion. I already mentioned it many times, but here it is again - it is such a great pleasure to be part of all the discourses and interactions; be it here on Substack or the Q&As. Please never stop your engagement and as soon as you feel that you need any kind of support, or if you feel that your motivation or strength declines, reach out, I will always try to do my best to mitigate it. Thanks again for all you have done so far and let us all hope the it will continue for a long time.

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:)

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thanks very much.

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And if I could personally recommend starting a twitch. (You go live & get donations and subscriptions monthly). Would love to subscribe and watch!!!

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never heard of it.. but will look into it.

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For me, you are best as a science educator and communicator.

That is why I am here. I follow other podcasts on other cultural issues. It is not always possible to bridge an existing gap on such issues, especially since I have already read on both sides.

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thanks so much.. appreciate the feedback.

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