Prof. Feynman
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A universe of atoms, an atom in the universe. Tribute to the great explainer Prof. Feynman. Posts about Science and Wisdom.
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You’re not learning if you’re not confused half the time.
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
You’re not learning if you’re not confused half the time.
We've learned from experience that the truth will out. Other experimenters will repeat your experiment and find out whether you were wrong or right. Nature's phenomena will agree or they'll disagree with your theory. And, although you may gain some temporary fame and excitement,
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
We've learned from experience that the truth will out. Other experimenters will repeat your experiment and find out whether you were wrong or right. Nature's phenomena will agree or they'll disagree with your theory. And, although you may gain some temporary fame and excitement,
Nature is quantum mechanical.
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Nature is quantum mechanical.
There are two rules in life:
1) Never give out all the information.
1) Never give out all the information.
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
There are two rules in life:
1) Never give out all the information.
1) Never give out all the information.
You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before.
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before.
When your result looks “too perfect,” that’s when you should worry most.
January 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
When your result looks “too perfect,” that’s when you should worry most.
The fastest way to learn is to try, fail, and write down why you failed.
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The fastest way to learn is to try, fail, and write down why you failed.
We often overlook the beauty of simplicity. Some of the most profound insights are found in the elegant and uncomplicated.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
We often overlook the beauty of simplicity. Some of the most profound insights are found in the elegant and uncomplicated.
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.
You wake me up early in the morning to tell me that I'm right? Please wait until I'm wrong.
- J. von Neumann
- J. von Neumann
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
You wake me up early in the morning to tell me that I'm right? Please wait until I'm wrong.
- J. von Neumann
- J. von Neumann
Make critical thinking a foundational subject in education. Teach students how to think critically, analyze information, and discern fact from fiction using scientific methods, creating a more discerning and informed society.
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Make critical thinking a foundational subject in education. Teach students how to think critically, analyze information, and discern fact from fiction using scientific methods, creating a more discerning and informed society.
Be humble. Be teachable. The universe is bigger than your view of the universe. There's always room for a new idea.
January 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Be humble. Be teachable. The universe is bigger than your view of the universe. There's always room for a new idea.
“It is true that a mathematician who is not somewhat of a poet, will never be a perfect mathematician.”
- Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
- Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
“It is true that a mathematician who is not somewhat of a poet, will never be a perfect mathematician.”
- Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
- Karl Weierstrass (1815 - 1897)
Imagine how much harder physics would be if electrons had feelings.
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Imagine how much harder physics would be if electrons had feelings.
Imagine how much harder physics would be if electrons had feelings.
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Imagine how much harder physics would be if electrons had feelings.
Be humble. Be teachable. The universe is bigger than your view of the universe. There's always room for a new idea.
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Be humble. Be teachable. The universe is bigger than your view of the universe. There's always room for a new idea.
Make critical thinking a foundational subject in education. Teach students how to think critically, analyze information, and discern fact from fiction using scientific methods, creating a more discerning and informed society.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Make critical thinking a foundational subject in education. Teach students how to think critically, analyze information, and discern fact from fiction using scientific methods, creating a more discerning and informed society.
It doesn't seem to me that this fantastically marvelous universe, this tremendous range of time and space and different kinds of animals, and all the different planets, and all these atoms with all their motions, and so on, all this complicated thing can merely be a stage so that
January 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It doesn't seem to me that this fantastically marvelous universe, this tremendous range of time and space and different kinds of animals, and all the different planets, and all these atoms with all their motions, and so on, all this complicated thing can merely be a stage so that
Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning.
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning.
The easiest person to fool is yourself.
January 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The easiest person to fool is yourself.
Johnny von Neumann was the greatest mathematician around.
January 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Johnny von Neumann was the greatest mathematician around.
If our small minds, for some convenience, divide this glass of wine, this universe, into parts — physics, biology, geology, astronomy, psychology, and so on — remember that nature does not know it! So let us put it all back together, not forgetting ultimately what it is for. Let
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
If our small minds, for some convenience, divide this glass of wine, this universe, into parts — physics, biology, geology, astronomy, psychology, and so on — remember that nature does not know it! So let us put it all back together, not forgetting ultimately what it is for. Let
Learn how to be corrected without being offended.
January 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Learn how to be corrected without being offended.