Friday, September 28, 2012

One minute physics

Maybe you all know all about Minute physics.
But only this week I got introduced (by my wife!) .
We watched Why the Higgs is the missing link and

I think they highlight the value of simple whiteboard talks.

1 comment:

  1. Hmm, I didn't find it very illuminating.

    (Sidenote: I think Schroedinger's Cat is also a terrible way to teach physics concepts. On the plus side, people have heard of it, so they'll be more interested. But on the minus side, it's a ridiculous thought experiment purposely designed to make superposition sound silly.)

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