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36:28sensitive to issues that are animating their constituents. And this is something that if you believe that basic science research is something that's important and that you value and that you think should continue to exist in the construction that it does, you have the opportunity as we get into August recess, members of Congress are going to be going to their home districts. They're going to be having town halls. attend, call their offices, send them emails, they track this stuff. One of the greatest secrets ever is that people don't understand how much these members actually listen to people who reach out. The problem is no one reaches out. And so all these specialty issues get kind of overlooked because they just no one

37:10talks about it. So it's time to put the pressure on on this issue. Again, the system is working totally fine. We don't want the White House of any administration involving themselves in discretionary issues around funding as it relates to Congress's mandate and the mandate of the agencies who do have the experts to make these decisions. And again, if you want changes around who those experts are in those agencies, there's a process for that. We don't need the White House involved. >> We really don't. >> Um, well, yeah, that's a and and you said this is a developing story, right? So the decision is moving to October 1st. So it's like right before the elections right? >> It's going to be a hot button issue and

37:52we need to make it >> a hot button issue >> 100%. >> Yeah. >> You know, um you guys like federal funding of science is the bedrock of American innovation and American innovation is the bedrock of why this country is so great. Okay. So we we need to get on it, guys. >> It matters a lot. Yeah, >> it matters a lot. And I I know some folks's eyes will glaze over, but again, we wouldn't be able to talk about Yeah. >> something like our next story without this ecosystem of funding because ultimately doing anything costs money. And I'm really excited about this story

38:32because it was all over my feed. >> Yes. >> All over my feed. >> Yeah. This was um this was kind of huge because it happened in the middle of the World Cup final. [laughter] If it was it was actually crazy. The tweet that is at the center of this major major mathematical breakthrough was tweeted in the middle of the World Cup final which is when the entire world was fixated on something else. >> Who who won that? I just I don't know. I can't remember. I I know it wasn't Argentina. It wasn't Argentina. That's right. >> That's right. It was not. >> It was not. >> It was not Argentina. >> That's right. Um,

39:13>> you love to see it. >> I just, you know, for everyone who suffered through our World Cup coverage, it's over, so we'll stop the sports ball. But I just I couldn't remember. >> Yeah. Yeah. It's good to It's good to remind oneself. >> Just just just to set the record straight. >> That's right. That's right. So, this next story is about AI and how it is encroaching on fundamental mathematics.