Bill Gates donates physics porn to the internet.

[Tristam]

I know some of us here are into science, a particular few into theoretical physics. I just received word from my advisor that Bill Gates has purchased and is in the process of publishing online for free the entire series of the Feynman Lectures. For those of you who aren't into theoretical physics on a professional level (myself included), this is still an extremely awesome set of introductory lectures given by one of history's great scientists, who was also a surprisingly good lecturer. In context, they were designed to teach incoming freshmen. So on the other hand it really is something of a free educational tool.

There is stuff of general interest too, in "Seeking New Laws" he discusses things like ESP and Astrology, and their consequences to physics if they were true.

It seems microsoft is doing this through tuva, so this may have a double meaning as an advertisement for some new service of theirs, but I'm very very very willing to deal with it as these lectures, imo, beat the heck out of most of the crap I could be watching on TV.

The idea is to eventually add optional commentary and such, so this is something that could become more and more interesting as today's physicists weigh in and update. As an aside, I fucking love his accent when he gets worked up about things.

anyhoo, I think at least some people here would really enjoy it.
Project Tuva: Enhanced Video Player Home - Microsoft Research

EDIT: It's not the caltech series fyi, these are the lectures at cornell.

[archibaldcrane]

This is pretty cool.

Why the fuck would they name it "Tuva"? That's awful.

[Aerin]

Sounds pretty awesome, look forward to watching :D

[Mizango]

Yes! I cant fucking wait. The glory of João Magueijoism is upon us!

[Qalbert]

*insert joke about black holes proving I am witty and cool*

[Mizango]

*insert joke about black holes proving I am witty and cool*

The Official Unabashed Scientific Dictionary defines black holes as what you get in black socks.


Cha cha chaaaaa

[Mizango]

I'm telling you dude dont get me started, I have 500 solar masses of them.


WAKA WAKA WAKA

[Qalbert]

I got Death by Black Hole btw. Its pretty good stuff

[Mizango]

I got Death by Black Hole btw. Its pretty good stuff

Yes it is :D If you like that give Origins: 14 Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution a shot after, its an excellent read as well. Amazon has it for under 10 bucks for the hardcover.

Cant say enough good about it.

[Rhinox]

Hey.. There is no porn here. I was lied to.

[Mizango]

Everyone knows NDT is god. He should have his own sub forum tbh.

[Tyche]

http://imagebeast.net/images/0d41wdvac61z0sgabp61.jpg

What do I win for the best physics joke ever?

[Ghost_Wheel22]

I have Six Easy Pieces and Six Not-So-Easy Pieces by Feynman on book/audio and I gotta say its some of the best stuff I've read/heard. I would give a testicle to hear the man's lectures if he were alive ; ;

This is pretty cool.

Why the fuck would they name it "Tuva"? That's awful.

It's a republic of Russia that Feynmann wanted to visit pretty bad in his later years. So bad he wrote a book about it ("Tuva or Bust").

[Mizango]

I have Six Easy Pieces and Six Not-So-Easy Pieces by Feynman on book/audio and I gotta say its some of the best stuff I've read/heard. I would give a testicle to hear the man's lectures if he were alive ; ;

You and I both man.

[Olo401]

Heard on NPR's Car Talk this past weekend:

Two atoms are walkin' down the street and one of em says "Hey! I lost an electron!" The other asks "Are you sure?" and the first says "Yep. I'm positive."

[Mizango]

Heard on NPR's Car Talk this past weekend:

Two atoms are walkin' down the street and one of em says "Hey! I lost an electron!" The other asks "Are you sure?" and the first says "Yep. I'm positive."

That's been one of my favorites since College lol, heres another good ones...

-Why do all the other subatomic particles hate the electrons? Because they are always
so darn negative.

-A lonely hydrogen ion sees a helium atom and walks up to him and scolds,
"Hey, you shouldn't practice polygomy on those poor electrons, it's not
attractive you know?" And the helium atom laughs and says, "Well, at least
i get to keep them!"


I seriously have books of Physics and Science jokes lol.

[Neosutra]

This is great news. And on the subject:

Pick up lines I have used:

Hey baby, wanna come over and diagonalize my intertia tensor?

Id love to integrate your curves tonight sweet stuff.

Let's exchange some fermions baby!

Your eyes have a perfect wavelength of 563.4 nm <3.

[Max™]

Ah dweeby jokes.

Heisenberg is out driving around one night and a cop pulls him over.

Cop asks him, "Do you have any idea how fast you were going?"

Heisenberg replies, "Nope, but I knew exactly where I was."


Why is Feynman your personal hero?

The guy got paid to tell the U.S. Government that they're a bunch of morons for using the material they did in the Space Shuttle o-rings.

How did he say it again? "I took a piece of this material, it seemed quite springy and resilient, then I dunked it in a glass of ice water for a few minutes, took it out, and it had lost all of those desirable qualities. I can not for the life of me imagine why anyone would use this material in this manner, this is the cause of your disaster right here."

Roughly something along those lines.

[Mizango]

Q: How many astronomers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Answer: Astronomers have no time for screwing!

-Did you hear about the guy who wanted his windows cleaned? He had
Bose-Einstien condensation lol.

Q: What did the Nuclear Physicist have for lunch?
A: Fission Chips.

^LOOOOOOL

These one's are just for your Max....

Q: What is the difference between a Quantum Theorist and a Beauty
Therapist?
A: The Quantum Theorist uses Planck's Constant as a foundation,
whereas the Beauty Therapist uses Max Factor.

Q: What's the difference between Max Factor and Quantum Theorist?
A: Max Factor has models that work.

[Brill Weave]

Excuse me, I seem to have stumbled into a pile of nerd. I'll just leave you all alone. /backs away slowly