opaqueice;235411 Wrote: > > Physics is weird and non-intuitive, and the only way to understand it > is to approach is carefully, systematically, and mathematically. It's > very difficult to communicate it to a lay audience without simplifying > it to the point of basically lying.
Like anything there are two sides to this. Yes it's hard to explain it to laymen like me. No it isn't impossible - Feynman had a gift for describing complex physics accurately (but vaguely) to a layman. Anyone who says "I could explain it but you wouldn't understand" is missing the point IMHO. Feynman proved - by showing it could be done - that the problem was not so much the complexity of the topics but the limited teaching skills of many scientists. Even if you understand something it doesn't mean you're a good teacher. These are two entirely separate skills. Feynman was a good teacher. Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 / Inguz -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 Dell laptop -> JVC UX-C30 mini system ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38902 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
