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If you love Richard Feynman you've got to watch this video... ... where Ang…
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@johncarlosbaez I watched this the other night. It was eye opening.
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@johncarlosbaez agreed. I watched a good part of it (it's long) last week…
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@marklfilteau - and it's sad that it's a cult, because people should in…
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@johncarlosbaez had a natural sciences prof assign Surely You… as part of a c…
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@johncarlosbaez I admire Feynman as a great popularizer. His "QED: The Str…
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@johncarlosbaez lol I knew to avoid that book purely on the basis of the person…
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@skotchygut - I enjoyed that book a lot after initially being disappointed that…
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@johncarlosbaez I was a huge nerd (along with much of my family) growing up but…
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@skotchygut - I was almost a loner my first two years in college (1978-1979), a…
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@johncarlosbaez I like Feynman, but I found his "you must be joking" …
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@johncarlosbaez I recall reading that Feynman thought of himself as not as bril…
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@johncarlosbaez a good start might be " who is Angela Collier, and why?&qu…
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@johncarlosbaez I don't love him, and no doubt she's right. However, I …
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@BartoszMilewski wrote: ". His "QED: The Strange Theory of Light and …
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@danpmoore @johncarlosbaez Feynman did in fact strike me as being outright prou…
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@dougmerritt @danpmoore - Indeed, one of the big things I took away from Feynma…
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@johncarlosbaez as an impressionable teenager, I do recall being given a copy o…
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@johncarlosbaez @danpmoore I think you are exactly on target with that; that se…
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@retsil - "Genius" is quite good, but if you're a physicist I rec…
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@dougmerritt - I decided pretty early on that trying to fit in was pointless. …
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@johncarlosbaez I read Feynman's books as a young teen and "completely…
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@johncarlosbaez For all the ways that your path and mine have differed, there h…
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@johncarlosbaez I thought this video was excellent and also highly recommend it…
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@johncarlosbaez Haven't watched it yet, but even though I like most nerds a…
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@johncarlosbaez @BartoszMilewski @acollierastro funnily enough, i am only aware…
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@johncarlosbaez I used FLP to teach myself a second course on college physics a…
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@Smutny - I think it's easy to tell that lots of people got hurt. There ar…
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@johncarlosbaez Ofc I'm aware of the harrassment issue, the point is about …
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@Smutny - I've spent a lot more time thinking about path integrals, Feynman…
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@johncarlosbaez A few of my now-emeritus colleagues were Feynman bros, and by a…
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@jsdodge - wow, taking speakers out to a strip club? The closest thing I'v…
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@johncarlosbaez On this we agree: he had always been the "I'll do the …
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@Smutny - Hmm, what sort of paid lectures at Hughes? Hughes Aircraft? It&#39…
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@johncarlosbaez Yes. At least two or three years' worth of material I belie…
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@johncarlosbaez But did they get the job? 😂
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@jsdodge - No! But someone in the department bailed them out, so there's t…
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@johncarlosbaez I'll go ahead and disagree with Collier's take on the *…
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@johncarlosbaez ... So, ironically, a legitimate criticism of Feynman that has …
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@bstacey - Very interesting stuff: thanks very much!Maybe Feynman's lack of…
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@johncarlosbaez Most of his famous work was in single-author publications, I be…
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@bstacey - today I decided to go to the library to look for books on science in…
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@johncarlosbaez @dougmerritt I'm glad to see we have certain things in comm…
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@shuttersparks - I never needed a practical reason to understand something as l…
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@johncarlosbaez @dougmerritt Fascinating. I've actually long wondered why I…
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@johncarlosbaez it is a good video, most of her videos are. Couple of places wh…
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@Smutny @johncarlosbaez From Gleick's book, p. 417, talking about the Chall…
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@bstacey @Smutny - Huh! I wonder why he gave lectures at Hughes, and what abou…
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@shuttersparks @dougmerritt - My theory (based on nothing except knowing many p…
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@johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks @dougmerritt "In short, I don't think b…
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@johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks @dougmerritt This opinion gels with my experienc…
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@johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks @dougmerritt I might also add that these are the…
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@TonyVladusich @shuttersparks @dougmerritt - thanks! If I'm good at explai…
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@TonyVladusich @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks You know, the surprising thing is…
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@TonyVladusich @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks Come to think of it, his proficie…
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@dougmerritt wrote: "Come to think of it, his proficiency at simplifying c…
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@johncarlosbaez @dougmerritt Agreed. I am like that, patient and determined to …
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@johncarlosbaez @TonyVladusich @shuttersparks > One of my first teaching eva…
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@johncarlosbaez @dougmerritt @shuttersparks This remark is so very on point, Jo…
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@johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks @dougmerritt Right, so much of science and math …
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@dougmerritt @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks Indeed, I actually believe the Feyn…
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@TonyVladusich @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks The rest of what you said makes s…
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@TonyVladusich @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks ...well, unless you meant that he…
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@dougmerritt @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks Right, amended my post to clarify. …
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@TonyVladusich @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks Yep.Having studied the subject, i…
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@dougmerritt @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks IQ, like perception, falls prey to …
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@TonyVladusich @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks I know there are any number of re…
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@dougmerritt @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks Of course! 😃 One of the most imp…
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@TonyVladusich @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks Well, shoot, I want to say someth…
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@dougmerritt @johncarlosbaez @shuttersparks George Box's quote! One of my f…
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@TonyVladusich @dougmerritt @shuttersparks - looping back to Feynman's inse…
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@johncarlosbaez @TonyVladusich @dougmerritt That behavior might have been about…
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@shuttersparks @TonyVladusich @dougmerritt - I think Feynman only became a &quo…
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@shuttersparks - Yes, linear algebra is a prerequisite for a deep understanding…
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@johncarlosbaez @SRLevine Its a great video. Her dark matter followup video is …
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@johncarlosbaez Dear John,I have written a letter to you about your comment on …
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@feynmanlectures - in your final sentence you say "So before repeating wha…
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Michael Gottlieb, editor of the new edition of the Feynman lectures, has writte…
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@johncarlosbaez @acollierastro So far I've watched half of her video, for l…
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@johncarlosbaez @acollierastro @feynmanlectures > I hope Gottlieb and Collie…
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@johncarlosbaez @acollierastro @feynmanlectures I watched all three hours of An…
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@johncarlosbaez I was referring to your statement that "I didn't know…
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@feynmanlectures - Okay.
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@johncarlosbaez this sounds like is an insight that Shane Parrish has regularly…
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@johncarlosbaez @acollierastro @feynmanlectures Perhaps I'm missing the ma…
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@johncarlosbaez @acollierastro @feynmanlectures Feynman clearly didn't like…
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@johncarlosbaez @acollierastro @feynmanlectures I'm not sure what Angela Co…
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@zornslemmon - there are definitely anecdotes involving physicists at the Manha…
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@darkuncle - yes, loving it is one of first steps to getting good at it. Not m…
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@johncarlosbaez @bstacey In my opinion this is the best biography of Feynman, t…
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@johncarlosbaez @acollierastro So I've read the letter. It doesn't say …
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@johncarlosbaez I also watched the whole video and do agree that the one point …
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@cxandru - agreed! That's one thing I found thought-provoking about this b…
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@johncarlosbaez @skotchygut Her handle is @acollierastro. She actually posted …
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@johncarlosbaez @skotchygut I don't know that I was aware of the exact sort…
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@internic @skotchygut - as a mathematical physicist the disdain for rigor both …
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@johncarlosbaez @skotchygut I recognize that I'd often productive to pursue…
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@internic - Since I spend my life proving theorems I agree with you whole-heart…
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