CNN, Feynman and the Challenger disaster

The final sentence from Feynman's report: "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled." For nature cannot be fooled. If only more would take that simple lesson to heart.

"I don't know how to assign blame and whether it does any good. The question is, how do we educate the child?" So wise.

Richard Feynman could explain the process of paint drying and it would sound extraordinary.

What a strange, bygone era, when science and scientists featured on the news. We need far more science journalism - it's the only topic that ever really begets good news!

We need more Richard Feynman in the world.

This guy is an un-utterable genuis. Very few people who have a brain that size can explain things so well to a layman, that's why he gets the affection he deserves.

I'm always struck at Feynman's genius for finding apt analogies (where possible) to communicate complex phenomena. His one about the child who repeatedly runs into the street without looking is the perfect sort of elaboration to use in order to get across NASA's negligence in responding to a known engineering defect. 17 years later, the similarly glaring fact that chunks of ice and insulation were pummeling the shuttles during lift-off turned out to be the exact same kind of high-probability gamble he was warning NASA about here. "It can't be a problem if nothing really bad happened before." The child, as it turned out, never was fully educated.

brilliant analogy of the child running into the road that captures the culture of NASA management...What an inspiring individual.

Every office culture I have worked in, and there have been quite a few, would fit Feynman's analysis of not wanting to hear bad news. One of the greatest minds of the 20th Century.

I remember all of the times Richard Feynman's name came up during this investigation.He was without a doubt the correct man for the job and at one time he had told Washington he didn't want to be on the committee.A friend of his (maybe a family member) told him that he should do it because if anything was going to be missed then he was the very man with his unique point of view that would catch it.A man with a great mind that I got to meet during the Apollo days.

Genius is such an overused word, except in the case of Richard Feynman.

I always search for Richard Feynman in youtube, hoping to find new videos. Glad to find this practice of mine rewarded.

My God, what is this interview? The reporters spent their time sharing facts as best they could, sharing responses from both sides. Most of the time was spent interviewing one of the top people actually involved, who spent time explaining what he believes to be true but nuancing his statements. No celebrity tweets. No reporters giving their own opinions, no interviews with random people on the street... Even in this segment a healthy amount of criticism is at its place. But holy shit, you actually get a segment worth making up your own mind about rather than Nicki Minaj telling you what to think about space travel or diverting the issue to how door seals are discriminatory or whatnot.

Every time I watch or listen to Richard Feynman, I get this childlike wonder and happiness. But, each time, when the recording is over, I get really really sad to think that this great person is not alive anymore :(

Perfect example of how a simple analogy can explain a complex situation- thank you Richard Feynman

Man, do I love Feynman!

If i have children some day, i'll make sure they have Feynman as a role model.

Carl Sagan and Richard Feynman were humanitarians more than scientists. Learning about physical reality isn’t hard. Standing up to criminals in suits who are utterly greedy and insane is much more important if you want to have a home to live peaceful in…..

Feynman was the foremost mind in quantum mechanics, but still had the integrity to admit he really didn’t understand it.

The rarest kind of genius - both left and right brain - hugely gifted. Not many mathematical geniuses are also first class communicators and educators, but he was. He was also an artist, a poet, a free spirit with a wonderful sense of humour and a warm heart. Truly one of a kind. RIP. ♥