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Any excuse to post something from the BBC's Feynman Archive. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018w2zl https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018w2zl (1m26s) Richa
by AndrewOMartin 7y ago
Any excuse to post something from the BBC's Feynman Archive.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018w2zl https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018w2zl (1m26s)
Richard Feynman recalls a disagreement with a friend, where he maintains that a scientist can appreciate the beauty of a flower just as much as an artist. Feynman believes the aesthetics of a flower can be recognised by everyone. He says that a scientist can also imagine the plant at a cellular level, and see the beauty in its complex inner structure. He wonders whether this beauty can also be appreciated by other creatures