On May 22, 12:26 pm, Sam Wormley <
sworml...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/22/13 2:08 PM, n...@bid.nes wrote:
>
> > On May 22, 11:13 am, Sam Wormley <
sworml...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Why did Einstein say 'God doesn't play dice'?
>
> >>>
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/multimedia/2013/mar/04/why-did-ei...
>
> > Is there some reason you insist on linking to videos? Are there no
> > straight text representations of the material you want to present to
> > the group?
>
> > Mark L. Fergerson
>
> Often there are transcripts (but not in this instance). I realized
> early on that I am a visual thinker. Diagrams and equations in
> textbooks are a superb way of communicating. For example, in the
> introductory chapter of Griffith's Introduction to Quantum Mechanics,
> the diagrams are beautifully done.
Yes, and one can ponder them at length without having to hit a
"pause" button at exactly the right time.
> Videos, I will admit, are fleeting and not something one can dwell
> on, but their best effect can be in the form of review or to spark
> a question or idea that is pursued after the fact.
Worse, much of the information is in the audio portion of the
presentation which can be a severe distraction to others in the room
(not to mention to the viewer), and headphones are still an awkward
workaround.
Besides which, not everyone has or wants the capability to watch
youtube what with its constant need for upgrades and hogging of
computer resources.
> The physics in many videos is pretty brief and watered down, but
> hopefully, for the layperson (I'll avoid the use of kooks and
> cranks) that hang out in science newsgroups, the level is a decent
> match for the uneducated wishing to learn something.
Sorry, I'm a "hard Buddhist". I prefer my teachers to teach at the
highest level of their understanding, not to "dumb down" for the
benefit of the hard of thinking.
If you insist on continuing to link to videos, please link only to
those that can be viewed without having to listen to them.
Mark L. Fergerson