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Feynman Gems from 1981

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

In 1981, Richard Feynman gave an interview to Horizon. Be sure to check out the excerpt about doubt and uncertainty.

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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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Tags: Critical Thinking · Science

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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Tags: Critical Thinking · Doubt · Science