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Richard Feynman - Names Don't Constitute Knowledge
Caitlin Spies
A short excerpt from a 1973 Yorkshire TV film in which Richard Feynman explains that knowing the name of something is not the same as knowing it.
Shared to end arguments over definitions and terminology, and as a reminder that memorizing names is not understanding.
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