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 This is Creativity in Science , a series brought to you by Nature Careers . 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.…