Your morning dose of Feynman
SOURCE: BOINGBOING • 2011-10-12
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Physics • Science • Nanotechnologists • Richard Feynman • Environment • Religion_belief
Richard Feynman, God of Perfect Analogies, explains why it's not a failure or a scandal when scientists adapt and change their understanding of the world. This is a really important point, applicable in a lot of public debates over science, especially those focused on evolution and climate change. Science isn't about writing things on tablets of stone. It's about taking a theory and constantly digging deeper into it—adding layers of nuance, finding stuff that doesn't make sense, and us... read more »