Comment on Feynman rules
CTDummy@piefed.social 2 days agoGreat video. I mentioned it in a discussion about the strangulation porn ban in the UK; specifically the “women strangled by a partner are 750% more likely to be murdered by said partner” statistic. Someone chimes in with “that sounds like a completely fabricated stat”. I have to assume due to the name that came after Dr. That magnet interview wasn’t particularly flattering either.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Why do you assume the magnet interview wasn’t flattering? His legacy is more complicated than he conveyed, and he definitely has some dark portions, but he actually was an extremely gifted mind, a renowned educator and acclaimed scientist.
CTDummy@piefed.social 17 hours ago
I don’t really assume since Im basing it off what I watched of the interview and come to that opinion. He just seemed unnecessarily hostile/antagonistic to the interviewer when it came to that question. Being a “great mind” doesn’t really excuse it and detracts being a good educator imo.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
Well, to each their own. I think you might be mistaking a loud speaking voice and a strong queens accent for hostility. He’s smiling for most of it, answers the question in several lays of sophistication, connects it to other physical phenomenon and explains why it’s difficult to answer directly.
I went back and watched it since it’s been quite a while and I didn’t recall hostility and I still don’t see it.
CTDummy@piefed.social 13 hours ago
Yeah no, “you think they’re hostile because of an accent”? Please. The interviewer themselves says something to the effect of “I must say I think it’s a perfectly reasonable question to ask” which then gets him to ease up about it and explain himself. Either way, not hallmarks of a great educator, at least in that interview specifically. I think someone Neil deGrasse Tyson would have handled the question in a better manner. Either way, not worth having an internet debate over; especially not when you’re going to get downvoted for disagreeing.