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Richard Feynman: The Beauty of the Flower
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A two-minute 1981 interview clip in which Richard Feynman answers an artist friend who claims science takes the beauty out of a flower. Feynman argues that understanding adds to beauty and mystery.
HN cites it whenever someone worries that explanation or analysis spoils wonder, as a compact statement that knowledge deepens appreciation.
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