So, I recieved a copy of Outside magazine in the mail today. And, apparently, I'm subscribed for the next year.
This is great, except . . . I didn't subscribe to the magazine. I'll probably read it, and they have some good articles about cyclists I like. But, why am I getting it? I know I didn't sign up because, if I did, I'd get a free pocket knife.
Oh well. And now for something completely different:
And if you're really a nerd, not that there is anything wrong with that, you can see this amazing piece of video in many, many, many parts. The man may have won the Nobel Prize (and probably should have gotten more for the Feynman Diagrams) but ultimately he was a teacher. A much beloved teacher:
And, finally, he's not as electrifying as Feynman (not everyone can be The Chief), but this is still interesting information from Alan H. Guth.
I guess I should get back to work. This is more fun though . . .
This is strange because I started receiving "Health" magazine and I didn't subscribe to it either. Weird.
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I received a some sort of Euro Pro Cycling mag without asking as well. By the way, if you're interested in "wasting" some more time, here's a really nice website explaining the Mandelbrot Set and the related Julia Sets that I use in my Chaos classes. Very Cool:
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The Physicist
Fractals are so cool. They make my brain hurt because I can barely understand the very basics of the idea, but cool.
ReplyDeleteAnd, you proved Feynman's first point about seeing beauty at a different level. :)
wow, i miss smart people. this was really fascinating how he can make such a simple analogy of something so mind bogglingly complex. that's the real sign of a genius!
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