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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Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.
November 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.
The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know.
July 26, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know.
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You don't like it? Go somewhere else! as said by Richard Feynman in one of his lectures at University of Auckland.
July 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
You don't like it? Go somewhere else! as said by Richard Feynman in one of his lectures at University of Auckland.
“For those who want some proof that physicists are human, the proof is in the idiocy of all the different units which they use for measuring energy.”
July 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“For those who want some proof that physicists are human, the proof is in the idiocy of all the different units which they use for measuring energy.”
“The individual member of the social community often receives his information via visual, symbolic channels.” I went back and forth over it, and translated. You know what it means? “People read.”
July 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“The individual member of the social community often receives his information via visual, symbolic channels.” I went back and forth over it, and translated. You know what it means? “People read.”
“There is nothing that living things do that cannot be understood from the point of view that they are made of atoms acting according to the laws of physics.”
July 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“There is nothing that living things do that cannot be understood from the point of view that they are made of atoms acting according to the laws of physics.”
“Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong.”
July 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Philosophers say a great deal about what is absolutely necessary for science, and it is always, so far as one can see, rather naive, and probably wrong.”
“We have found it of paramount importance that in order to progress we must recognize our ignorance and leave room for doubt. Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty—some most unsure, some nearly sure, but none absolutely certain.”
July 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“We have found it of paramount importance that in order to progress we must recognize our ignorance and leave room for doubt. Scientific knowledge is a body of statements of varying degrees of certainty—some most unsure, some nearly sure, but none absolutely certain.”
“The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man.”
July 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“The imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man.”
“Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?”
June 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Physicists like to think that all you have to do is say, these are the conditions, now what happens next?”
“The things that mattered were honesty, independence, willingness to admit ignorance.”
June 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“The things that mattered were honesty, independence, willingness to admit ignorance.”
“I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong.”
June 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong.”
“I have no responsibility to live up to what others expect of me. That's their mistake, not my failing.”
June 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“I have no responsibility to live up to what others expect of me. That's their mistake, not my failing.”
“You can’t say A is made of B or vice versa. All mass is interaction.”
June 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“You can’t say A is made of B or vice versa. All mass is interaction.”
“Why nature is mathematical is, again, a mystery.”
June 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Why nature is mathematical is, again, a mystery.”
“Science is the organized skepticism in the reliability of expert opinion.”
June 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Science is the organized skepticism in the reliability of expert opinion.”
“Some people say, How can you live without knowing? I do not know what they mean. I always live without knowing. That is easy. How you get to know is what I want to know.”
June 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Some people say, How can you live without knowing? I do not know what they mean. I always live without knowing. That is easy. How you get to know is what I want to know.”
“Thank you very Much, I enjoyed myself”
June 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Thank you very Much, I enjoyed myself”
“It is impossible to explain honestly the beauties of the laws of nature in a way that people can feel, without their having some deep understanding of mathematics. I am sorry, but this seems to be the case.”
June 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“It is impossible to explain honestly the beauties of the laws of nature in a way that people can feel, without their having some deep understanding of mathematics. I am sorry, but this seems to be the case.”
“It doesn't make a difference how beautiful your guess is. It doesn't make a difference how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is. If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.”
June 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“It doesn't make a difference how beautiful your guess is. It doesn't make a difference how smart you are, who made the guess, or what his name is. If it disagrees with experiment, it's wrong.”
“Knowledge isn't free. You have to pay attention.”
June 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Knowledge isn't free. You have to pay attention.”
“Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I, too, can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more?”
June 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Poets say science takes away from the beauty of the stars - mere globs of gas atoms. I, too, can see the stars on a desert night, and feel them. But do I see less or more?”
“I love to think. I once considered taking drugs as an attempt to better understand an altered state of mind; however, I decided not to. I didn't want to chance ruining the machine.”
June 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“I love to think. I once considered taking drugs as an attempt to better understand an altered state of mind; however, I decided not to. I didn't want to chance ruining the machine.”
“innovation is a very difficult thing in the real world”
June 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“innovation is a very difficult thing in the real world”
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.”
June 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.”