Birds and Frogs

#3 Richard Feynman (Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman)


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What I learned from reading Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman and What Do You Care What Other People Think

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Episode Outline:

- Intro to Feynman

- Early Life and Father's Influence

- MIT and Princeton Years

- Los Alamos From Below

- Cornell and Teaching Style

- Brazil

- Caltech

- Lessons and Side Quests

- Critique of Science Education

- Nobel Prize and Scientific Contributions

- Scientific Integrity

- The Challenger Disaster

- The Value of Science

- Conclusion

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Birds and FrogsBy Avidan Rudansky