Learning Gems - Richard Feynman: Science & Integrity

The pursuit of truth, maintaining integrity, and passing it along to others are few among the many things one can learn from Richard Feynman.
Although he won the Nobel prize in physics, it is said that if they had given the Nobel prize for teaching, he would have won them all.
This letter explores these aspects, The Feynman Technique. FUN TO IMAGIN interview and his famous "Cargo Cult" speech.

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The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman

This conversation is extraordinary. Truly an incredible mind, Feynman attempt to explain scientific phenomena, but most importantly, you will also see his way of thinking.
You will learn how to look and ask about things you want to know about and how to communicate with other people.

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Cargo Cult Science: Richard Feynman’s 1974 Caltech Graduation Address on Integrity -  by MARIA POPOVA

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool. So you have to be very careful about that. After you’ve not fooled yourself, it’s easy not to fool other scientists. You just have to be honest in a conventional way after that.

I believe it is vital to visit Feynman's speech to 1974 Caltech graduates.
In our particular time, it is a much-needed reminder on how to separate science from pseudoscience, maintain scientific integrity, and carry the duty to pursue and defend the truth from ideology and groupthink that clouds rational reasoning.

I've included a summary of his speech, a full version both written and in audio.

Cargo Cult Science: Richard Feynman’s 1974 Caltech Graduation Address on Integrity

“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself.”

The Marginalian•Maria Popova

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Cargo Cult Science

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