A cold open teaser where one host guesses Oppenheimer would rank top three among the 26 scientists in the film, while the other pushes back, saying the ranking is based strictly on contribution to fundamental science rather than clout or fame. The rest of the excerpt is podcast introduction and housekeeping, not scientific content.
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0:00Where do you think Oppenheimer lands among these 26? >> It's got to be top three. I mean, you know, it's got to be top three, but I don't know. >> Yeah, well, maybe in some rankings, but not in mine. I'll tell you that. >> Okay. >> My ranking has everything to do with the greatest, according to me, and what that means is their contribution to fundamental science and fundamental research, okay? Not clout, not vibes, not hype, anything like that. So, we're going to make a list. >> Hello, internet. This is your captain speaking, Lester joined as always by my co-host and our resident PhD, Krishna Choudhury. We have a very special episode for you this week in celebration of the birthday of Robert Oppenheimer,
0:43who was born on April 22nd, and in celebration of the father of the atomic bomb, we are going to be ranking the 26
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