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Richard Feynman: "What's the name of a bird?"

Yves Messer · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Education & learningScientific method & science communication

What it is

A short clip from a 1973 NOVA episode in which Richard Feynman recalls his father teaching him that knowing the name of a bird in many languages tells you nothing about the bird.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Reached for whenever a thread touches on naming versus actually understanding something.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “If you dont mind listening to Richard himself, you can watch this pre-historic 4:3 videos on youtube;”

    Feynman speaking himself in vintage footage

    Quai, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Joan Feynman has died”

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Topics: feynman, understanding, learning, education, nova

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