Tag: Richard Feynman

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Uncertainty

  This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the cluster Westerlund 2 and its surroundings has been released to celebrate Hubble’s 25th year in orbit and a quarter of a century of new discoveries, stunning images and outstanding science. The image’s central region, containing the star cluster, blends visible-light data taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys and near-infrared exposures taken by the Wide Field Camera 3. The surrounding region is composed of visible-light observations taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Between Known Knowns Known Unknowns Unknown Unknowns And Unknowable Unknowns, I take a Deep Breath and Relax. All is Well I don’t feel frightened by not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without having any purpose, which is the way it really is so far as I can tell. It doesn’t frighten […]

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Cargo Cult Science By Richard Feynman

  Cargo Cult Science By Richard Feynman Some remarks on science, pseudoscience, and learning how to not fool yourself. Caltech’s 1974 commencement address.   During the Middle Ages there were all kinds of crazy ideas, such as that a piece of rhinoceros horn would increase potency. Then a method was discovered for separating the ideas–which […]