In 1981, Richard Feynman gave an interview to Horizon. Be sure to check out the excerpt about doubt and uncertainty.
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Feynman Gems from 1981
July 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Doubt · Feynman · Science
Weirder Than Science Fiction
July 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Weirder than science fiction, but it’s real. Check out this animation that visualizes magnetic fields based on actual measurements.
Magnetic Movie from Semiconductor on Vimeo.
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Ignorance, Uncertainty and Doubt Graphic
July 8th, 2008 · No Comments
From Feynman’s The Value of Science:
When a scientist doesn’t know the answer to a problem, he is ignorant. When he has a hunch as to what the result is, he is uncertain. And when he is pretty darn sure of what the result is going to be, he is still in some doubt. [...]
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Ignorance, Uncertainty and Doubt
July 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Richard Feynman gave this talk on the value of science over 50 years ago. It’s full of wisdom from a brilliant man.
If we take everything into account — not only what the ancients knew, but all of what we know today that they didn’t know — then I think we must frankly [...]
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