What is the hottest thing in the known universe?

The answer to that, at the end of the show.

My name's Tom Scott, and this is Lateral.

Joining me for their second appearance today, we have,

working on her PhD in medical engineering and medical physics,

and casually running a YouTube channel on the side about AI, Jordan Harrod.

Hey, thanks for having me.

From his own YouTube channel and from the theory of awesome Trace Dominguez.

Hello, yes, I am from those things.

And musician, composer, pianist and YouTuber Nare Sol.

Hello, happy to be here.

We have another set of tricky questions for our players today to give them the best

exercise their brains can find outside, some kind of mystical brain gym that I don't want

to think about too hard.

Very best of luck to you all, we start with this.

After Helen finishes work, everything she sees turns slightly purple for a few minutes, even though no one else around her is affected the same way.

What is her occupation?

I'll say that one more time. After Helen finishes work, everything she sees turns slightly purple for a few minutes, even though no one else around her is affected the same way.

What is her occupation?

For a minute there, I thought Helen had like a brain tumor or something,

but it doesn't seem like that's what it is.

There spoke the medical engineering student.

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