Feynman Lectures on the Strong Interactions

Re:Feynman Lectures on the Strong Interactions by donw on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @02:23AM (#23536444)

As an aside, if you have not read it, you should chew through "Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!"[1].

It's a fun read, and really gives you an insight into both Feynman's life, and they way that he approached solving problems and teaching others. I have gotten massive leverage from "if you can't explain it to a five-year-old, you don't really understand it" as a learning and coaching tool (a.k.a. "The Feynman Technique")

[1] https://amzn.to/3fu9zCE

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Re:Feynman Lectures on the Strong Interactions by nishnik on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:23AM (#23539456)

And then: What do you care about what other people think?

In the first chapter he goes on to tell about beauty/taste[1]. One of his friends told him that you scientist won't be able to appreciate art as much as us artists. Then Feynman explains how he can imagine the cellular level function, why is the flower colorful, and how it interprets to insects having some sense of colour for why should beauty only be on centimeter level?

[1] http://www.paulgraham.com/taste.html

Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Do_You_Care_What_Other_...

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