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– Richard P. Feynman (11 May 1918 – 15 Feb 1988)

From the Manhattan Project to the Challenger investigation, the physicist and Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman loved to shoot down what he called “lousy ideas.” Today, the world is awash in lousy ideas — so maybe it’s time to get some more Feynman in our lives?

Credit: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-curious-mr-feynman/

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This is part of a lecture by Feynman from his 1964 Lecture on Physics, from lecture 1.

During the lecture, Feynman describes how small atoms are, and provides a thought exercise to help you remember:

volume I; lecture 1, “Atoms in Motion”; section 1-2, “Matter is made of atoms”; p. 1-3

Does it help?! Not too sure, but it makes you think!

More quotes taken from The Feynman Lectures on Physics next time.

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In the meantime, take care of yourself and if you can, someone else, too, because as Adam Smith said, “we naturally desire not only to be loved but to be lovely”.

Remember, hope lives here.

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