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The complete FUN TO IMAGINE with Richard Feynman

Christopher Sykes · interview · Watch on YouTube

Fundamental physicsScientific method & science communicationTech pioneers & interviews

What it is

All six episodes of the 1983 BBC series Fun to Imagine, in which Richard Feynman muses on jiggling atoms, fire, rubber bands, magnets, electricity and more. He explains how to think about nature and why imagination is fun.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it for Feynman's intuitive explanations and his joy in understanding how things work.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “Obligatory link to Feynman's description of how a train stays on the tracks around a corner”

    Feynman explains how a train stays on tracks around a corner.

    malingo, 2019-06 · Recommendation · in “The Space Shuttle and the Horse's Rear End (2000)”

  2. “it’s about why imagination can be fun.”

    About why imagination is fun and classical analogies fail.

    prox, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “Bohr–van Leeuwen theorem – magnetism in solids is a quantum mechanical effect”

  3. “Pondering these questions and learning about them gives joy, excitement, peace of mind and is my great hobby.”

    Feynman on the joy of learning how things work.

    morphle, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “The Great Unconformity: Research points to glaciers being the culprit”

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Topics: richard feynman, magnetism, imagination, physics explanations, bbc

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