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Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist | Richard P Feynman
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Many appreciate Richard P. Feynman's contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around him--how deeply and thoughtfully he considered the religious, political, and social issues of his day. Now, a wonderful book--based on a previously unpublished, three-part public lecture he gave at the University of Washington in 1963--shows us this other side of Feynman, as he expounds on the inherent conflict between science and religion, people's distrust of politicians, and our universal fascination with flying saucers, faith healing, and mental telepathy. Here we see Feynman in top form: nearly bursting into a Navajo war chant, then pressing for an overhaul of the English language (if you want to know why Johnny can't read, just look at the spelling of "friend"); and, finally, ruminating on the death of his first wife from tuberculosis. This is quintessential Feynman--reflective, amusing, and ever enlightening.
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Ellen_C
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Kind of an uneven read. Lectures form 1963 by physicist Richard Feynman on the impact of science on other fields. First two essays are organized and provocative. Third is all over the place but makes some interesting points that will be important after the Challenger disaster. https://cannonballread.com/2019/07/the-meaning-of-it-all-thoughts-of-a-citizen-s...

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GoneFishing

The witch doctor says he knows how to cure...If I'm in the tribe and I'm sick, I go to the witch doctor. He knows more about it than anyone else. But I keep trying to tell him he doesn't know what he's doing and that someday when people investigate the thing freely and get free of all his complicated ideas they'll learn much better ways of doing it. Who are the witch doctors? Psychoanalysts and psychiatrists, of course.

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MrBook
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