Brown Motion

Saw a wonderful BBC documentary showcasing the life of Richard Feynman.  Theoretical physics can be a very drab subject to appreciate but in watching how this Nobel winning professor went about making it easy for the lay person to understand made him a more wise person IMHO. Understanding is only part of the solution but to put something to good use requires it be narrated or communicated simply.  He knew how to do it.  From working to develop the A Bomb to solving the puzzle of what caused the Challenger Space Shuttle to blow up, he spent his life investigating and exploring and never being tired of being curious. Some of his books like 'Surely you are joking Mr. Feynman' provide a vivid look at his work and personal life of 70 years.  In it he reminisces of his curious habits and encounters that drove people wild but also proved a point beyond dispute. The documentary provided insight into his life from his close friends and family who are all ...

Could be a nice title for a new Anglo Chinese comedy show or something but it is not. I got to thinking about two opposite concepts or facts as it were in life, or something I recently saw or read - 1. Vice Presidential debate - my daughter had to write a summary on this and so I watched with her. It was a hilarious (Ryan looked like Al Neuman and the other a wax statue that a ventroloquist might use) and faked out attempt at trying to win the American public with hollow sounding conviction about how to fix the economy and save your ass. First of all why the people want their elected officials to save theirs is beyond me. Get your own ideas and deal with it. Compare this school boy fight with a session of Jeopardy and you get a dramatically different outcome. The latter is more spirited and requires a quick buzzer reaction from the participant. Now that is fun and more educational to the average American than moronic statistics and points of view about Iran (thank the wiki its ...