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Richard Feynman: Knowing Names Is Not Knowing Things

Caitlin Spies · Interview · YouTube title: Richard Feynman - Names Don't Constitute Knowledge
Why it's here

Shared to end arguments over definitions and terminology, and as a reminder that memorizing names is not understanding.

What it covers

A short excerpt from a 1973 Yorkshire TV film in which Richard Feynman explains that knowing the name of something is not the same as knowing it.