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That is a pleasure in and of itself. And it's more a pleasure if it's boggled by something that you can then demonstrate is really, really true.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3931025,"It seemed like my favourite kind of job - a wonderful chance to ask something absolutely fundamental: the fate of the Universe and whether the Universe was infinite or not.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3931008,"It's an unusual opportunity, a chance for so many people to share in the excitement and the fun of the fact that we may be on to hints as to what the Universe is made out of. I guess the whole point of a prize like this is to be able to get that out into the community.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3930996,"So it's possible that someday, by understanding a little bit more about how the world works, it will come back to help us in some other way that will be surprising.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3930981,"If you ask almost any of them, 'Do you stand behind your theory? Is this the answer?' I think almost everyone would say, 'No, no, no. I'm just trying to expand the range of possibilities.' We really don't know what's going on.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3930960,"You might expect gravity would slow it down, but it's just expanding faster and faster.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},3930935,"We have a remarkably complete picture in many ways - and it could be that we're not accounting for something that's almost three-quarters of the entire universe.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},3930916,"I am delighted, excited, and deeply honored.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":73,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":77},3418195,"Astronomers ought to be able to ask fundamental questions without accelerators.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nSaul Perlmutter, the renowned astrophysicist and Nobel laureate, likely expressed this sentiment in the early 2000s, during his work on the Supernova Cosmology Project. At that time, Perlmutter was grappling with the limitations of traditional astronomical research, as well as the increasing complexity and cost of high-energy particle accelerators. His statement reflects the tension between the pursuit of fundamental knowledge and the practical constraints of modern scientific inquiry.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nPerlmutter's quote reveals a counter-intuitive truth: that simplicity and fundamental inquiry can be more powerful than technological sophistication. By advocating for astronomers to ask fundamental questions without accelerators, Perlmutter is highlighting the importance of stripping away extraneous complexity and focusing on the essential questions that drive human understanding.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, professionals and creatives can benefit from regularly \"resetting\" their projects and ideas, stripping away unnecessary complexity and focusing on the core questions that drive their work. By embracing simplicity and humility, individuals can unlock new insights and make progress on seemingly intractable problems.",{"currentPage":79,"totalPages":80,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":81},1,5,10]