Why You Should Learn Physics

This video explores some very crucial reasons for everyone having an understanding of physics. Elon Musk, Brian Cox and Richard Feynman explain. The movie clip is from 'Margin Call' (2011).
Four fundamental reasons are put forth:
1) The thinking framework for advancement
2) A functioning society requires citizens to understand science
3) Money
4) Pleasure
0:00 Why you should learn Physics....
1:01 A functioning society
2:32 Money
3:55 Pleasure

[@mxmajewski]

When I saw "Pleasure" I thought of R.P. Feynman right away and it made my day to see him in this compilation

[@masternobody1896]

physics make unlimited energy

[@pauldill8368]

I thought the same thing! It says a lot about how Feynman viewed and taught physics that two completely unrelated people could see “Pleasure” related to physics and think of the same person.

[@jonathanbollig666]

Me (physics student) studying for my exam: "I'm so stupid". Me (procrastinating) at 3:55: "I bet Feyman will come"... Me: "I'm such a genieous"

[@lordepl]

exactly the same here!

[@Herp234]

Feynman was a piece of shit

[@nippy3276]

It’s one thing to shame people for not taking STEM, it’s another when you explain why you should take STEM and give free resources for them. Great work!

[@JasonWhittle1]

Thanks homie.

[@userJohnSmith]

Also, we should shame those who don't take STEM because it's hard. If course it's hard. Everything worthwhile is.

[@davidevans3223]

@@userJohnSmith hard works for losers take the easy life almost no scientists ever accomplish anything. Can you exsplain why a sound wave hitting a water bubble makes light clearly it's not already there like lot's of things in science they get ignored because it's hard but never mind it's easy for lazy people to bring up kid's and not important at all thousands of people have to support scientists and all are important

[@userJohnSmith]

@Howard Roark Obviously it was a glib tongue and cherry comment but...it's my tax dollars at waste and we're forced to take humanities. I'm not saying you have to major in STEM but a basic course load of pre calclus, algebra based physics, and one semester of chemistry should be a basic requirement. I know of biology programs that don't even require that. Outside of a few BA majors you should have to pay more for your fluffy certificate to account for the opportunity cost associated with you not working 4 years and leaving less educated, but better read, than you were before.

[@omardelmar]

STEAM not STEM. Arts included.

[@grahamcraqqa]

I liked the one with Feynman, all people can appreciate the world much more with an understanding of its minute details.

[@agirlfriendfreeboy7269]

Neil Graham focus on the micro forget the macro.

[@surfinmuso37]

Yes as humans we like to divide things into more and more things, externally. True wisdom is to see the connection of all things, and to re-unite them via wisdom, internally.

[@yaoooy]

When you go on the subatomic scale it's not even a flower anymore.

[@puppetsock]

@@yaoooy Oh? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnWViZqHhN52ec0

[@yaoooy]

@@puppetsock that's matematics, It Is not subatomic scale of matter

[@viacheslavpivovarov6767]

As a physicist, I should point out that that’s all survivor’s bias

[@CrazyFanaticMan]

😂😂

[@maxxieway26]

Can you reference some literature or videos arguing for "why you should not learn physics"?

[@faismasterx]

@@maxxieway26 To say that "you should learn physics, because *SURVIVORSHIP BIAS REASONS*" doesn't translate to "you shouldn't learn physics." It just means that the reasons presented are a case of survivorship bias; it's not taking the extra step and arguing for the reverse.

[@ahababprachurja7760]

Would love to hear about why you think that

[@CrazyFanaticMan]

I don't think anyone understood your joke except for me lmfaoooo

[@spacevspitch4028]

The Feynman bit is one of my favorites. I've had ridiculous arguments with people of a similar nature claiming that I somehow "ruin" the experience of, say, looking at the stars because I think about the structure of the stars and the way that the matter that formed the stars is the matter that formed us and I think about the vast distances of space and so many other things. And that initial awe of the raw beauty of the night sky itself just goes deeper and deeper for me. So like Feynman says, I don't see how it subtracts from the experience. For me, it only adds to the experience and draws out deeper layers of awe and amazement.

[@JasonWhittle1]

you get it.

[@alamo-yl2vn]

I guess that for some, the mystery makes it more beautiful, while for others the opposite is true - deeper knowledge does.

[@tacitozetticci9308]

@@alamo-yl2vn But deeper knowledge leads to even deeper mystery. You know that classic concept: the more you know, the less you feel you know; right? So yeah I also think there's no excuse, it always adds to the awe.

[@MaZeeT]

I guess it is like a magic trick... The trick is amazing until you know how it works for some people, while others believe it a new dimension to the magic trick.. I myself love to understand things around me, which always raises more questions and sometimes results in wild reflections and ideas.. One being that molekyler strucktures kinda look like the universe on a macroscoping scale.. Could this be a misunderstanding of the science, could it be humans ability to pattern recognition as we do with the clouds, or does the scale of spacetime somehow wrap around...

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

Maybe but it's also a wrong approach in physics. So yes and no

[@hamzamahmood9565]

"If you need inspiring words, you shouldn't do it"____Elon Musk

[@konrad7572]

woah that makes so much sense but it also doesn't

[@mikuhatsunegoshujin]

Nikola Tesla I'm only here because youtube is nagging my ass with their recomendations.

[@raginbakin1430]

The irony is that that quote is a pretty inspiring quote.

[@Reamblished]

It needs to be said this was answered when questioned: "How do i know if i should start a business." So even though you probably mean well, you take the quote out of context.

[@ekakshkataria1948]

The thing is that I Just realised the problems and hardship in physics , no one besides physicists think as physics as a the quest for an answer for true meaning, they think we build bombs and advance defence system and there is and there is so much competition for money and no real work can be done without it and because of this thirst for money the real love for physics is diluted, I truly love Physics but sometimes it seems that I do need a few words to remind that people still have hop for the subject

[@canchamp]

I never had a good relationship with maths and science classes in high school except biology. It's only after high school that I reached the maturity to understand that science is much more than just "school work". Science is a tool which helps you perceive our world to fullest and beyond what everyday people see. It's a pity I understand this just now because if I could go back to my much simpler high school days I would suck it up and take the most challenging science classes. I know there are similar people out there and if you are reading this, SUCK IT UP and do the work. Sure social studies are fun but as a History major I finally understood that this could very well be done as a hobby, what matters is science and nothing more.

[@geromino97]

Can Champ History teaches you how people are and science teaches you how the world works

[@alal1597]

this is why i feel like we are too young in high school. we should be at least 21 when we graduate, maturity plays a big part in choices made/effort put in to certain things considering a certain mentality immaturity breeds. Some are well off at this rate because some do mature faster than others but with my experience i’ve met a lot of people who thought the same as you & I. It’s odd huh

[@josephisrael8959]

It's nice seeing fellow late bloomers

[@einfachorangensaft4879]

Yeh but I’m just more interested in social studies especially politics and history. It’s just not my type of thing. I don’t hate science, I’m just more interested in other things

[@leleste5465]

Same I love Bio and maths

[@rehamb.o9534]

when I was in school I always sucked at science and math. I never took the time to understand them fully. I always did the minimum just to pass the tests. But now that I graduated high school, I don't have any tests anymore and I'm free. I am now planning on understanding and building a good foundation for myself.

[@victoriazalizko6993]

Same!

[@brazillianphysicist]

Yeah man! When I was in high school I sucked at Physics, math, chemistry, now I'm double majoring in Physics and Chemistry. Anyone can learn anything even if you struggled with it in the past, all you gotta do is focus and work hard! Good luck!

[@Pclub4ever]

@@brazillianphysicist That's awesome

[@nanapotter3461]

I feel the exact same way. I want to delve into mathematics.

[@roseanneroseannadanna9651]

@@brazillianphysicist I sucked at math and was good in all other subjects. I graduated, joined the Army 83/86, Went into construction doing basic work laborer, frame carpenter, ect.. Over a period of 10 years worked, went to university and became a construction engineer. All the maths just kinda fell easily (some of it was hard too) into place. I have no idea how that happened!

[@di-lp4mq]

this doesn't just applies to physics, it applies to all most sciences

[@cherrysantaski]

Physics is the fundamental science however. Chemistry is basically another form of physics.

[@mraltay10]

Richard Du ever heard of mathematics?? Whats the fundamental thing in physics oh wait is it mathematics lol

[@tunihil]

goindeep no, maths is just the tool

[@mraltay10]

tunihil you are Kiddin me Right ? With physics its all About equations , thus mathematics . Also you must realise great physicists were also Mathematicians like newton and gauss . They invented certain math for physics like calculus . Without math no physics calling maths a tool would be big understatement

[@Saxourlive]

goindeep they didn't 'invent' they merely got credit for the things others had done previously. Calculus and its ideas were around long before Newton. There is physics even when the math fails. There are certain systems we can't know everything about or the math is far to complicated for us to use, but the physics is still there. The phenomena that we observe are still there regardless if we can make a predictive model, do some math. Math is a tool, a very useful one, but still a tool. Physics was there before the math was applied too. Early humans understood that if they use an ax they can cut down a tree by applying a force to the tree over and over. They did physics..

[@DSCInca]

Damn, baited me with Kevin Spacey.

[@harmonyjones8035]

But Spacey was in the video for a full six seconds! How bloody ungrateful of you! :)

[@om3g4z3r0]

Of all the people in this video a puny actor is the least important yet its the one you came for. Extra reasons for you to learn physics.

[@mustafam3285]

TheHueisOver™ Yes, people are often tempted by celebrities. Is this concept new to you, or are you somehow disgusted by the fact some people simply don't care about science as much as they do entertainment? Stop being an elitist and start understanding people, it may just get you that little bit further in life. I too enjoy learning about the natural laws that govern our universe, and I have managed to do so without being a pretentious bastard.

[@olemacdonald9418]

TheHueisOver™ you got fukn Rekt by Mike

[@stocky245]

TheHueisOver™ Kevin Spacey is huge, you ass. Puny? Pah.

[@MOJO-IV]

Fun fact: Leonardo da Vinci was it both artist and a man of scientist As an artist he used to think that the human body is so Beautiful and he want to understand even more which lead him in to studying anatomy He didn’t understand why people Separate art and science he saw them as one

[@SpeaksYourWord]

That makes a lot of sense. Art and Science go hand in hand.

[@furiousmat1667]

Learning and integrating the rigor of the scientific method is totally a plus. I know a few people who studied science in college and then switched to non-scientific fields. Management, accounting, events planning, starting their own restaurant brand, etc. Every single one of them found success in one they did. The ones for which the comparison with others in their field were the easiest was management and accounting, because of course they had to go through years of school in those disciplines as well, and being directly compared with their peers who had not gone through scientific training. The level of structure they brought to their problem solving about basically anything just set the wide apart from most other people. While most of their peers were just firing in the dark or trying to apply principles they had learned by heart or by example, they were able to identify the holes in their decision making, spend more time on them, and ultimately grounding their decisions in much stronger "why"s. In other words, they knew how to make sure they knew why they were making the decisions they made, which made them much more confident and their decisions generally better.

[@lucasnoritomi-hartwig3928]

3:42 that pause of silence from everyone in the room is a very nice touch, showing how they're all, at a very fundamental level, embarrassed of themselves for having been part in creating a society where incredibly smart people are incentivized to work at a bank and make the firm loads of money, instead of putting their knowledge towards the advancement of civilization.

[@omaro_o7151]

No, I think they were looking at the VAR ratio which calculates the risk in a portfolio. The risk level was so high that they were trying to grasp what it meant for the firm, the economy, and how it reached that point. The financial sector plays a crucial role in the economy and advancement of civilizaton. Without loans and savings, how will an economy solve problems through new businesses, create more jobs and ultimately hire physicists.

[@waynelee2520]

This is the correct way to make people learn something, basing argument on some of the most incredible minds and then providing resources for a call to action, truly appreciable.

[@PakiRaja]

to people bashing reason three you have to remember not every physics student will end up in a academic or research based career. money may not be your only motivation but a physics degree ensures you can compete academically in any logic or maths based discipline. it gives u an excellent safety net, especially since many people like myself, were not sure what they wanted to do in life when they were 17. I am a physics grad who got an entry level role in a bank maintaining excel worksheets (numeracy and logic skills), i worked my way up to being a trader in two years. Still love physics but love my job too.

[@robbobthecorncob2540]

looking to do a physics degree next year but unsure about how hard it will be to find a job. Is becoming a trader common??

[@dogguy5405]

PakiRaja what's your job called? What's the specific name for it if you know

[@PakiRaja]

Dog Guy investment manager

[@PakiRaja]

RobBobTheCorncob nope, its pretty uncommon, i copped a few lucky breaks but i also put in the hard yards and wasnt put off by working up from the bottom. finding a job will always be hard if u expect your degree to be your only selling point. the degree is complimentary (in that no one will ever reject you for having studied physics at uni), your passion will ultimately determine what job you land and how far you progress.

[@krisaldbala6537]

It's not common, but I also wouldn't call it rare. I know a number of Physics PhDs who were picked up by investment banks because of their strong quant skills/background

[@mausunk]

That holds for physics as well as biology, especially psychology and neurology. The more you learn about your fundamental self the more you start understanding that your perception is only the final product, like the general aesthetic of the flower in this video, and that the underlying machinery and mechanics is what make everything potentially interesting.

[@crosscountrycrusader]

The last excerpt from Feynman is so applicable to music as an aesthetic as well. Understanding how sound is structured in The Western scale, the spacing between intervals, the connection in a piece of music to another body of work or song. It all adds to the appreciation and wonder for me. I also find it is as easy to be rigid with the 'how' and 'why', as it is to float aimlessly in music, especially as it pertains to composing something. We can pull some levers and toy with structure, but at the end of the day, there's always structure in music ...

[@DavidTa2]

Feynman explaining the beauty of knowledge reminds me of how Christopher Hitchens tells of how much richer and fulfilling life is with an understanding of the sciences. And it is so true.

[@davidwise1302]

My first degree, German, was basically like an English degree only in a different language and a different culture's literature. One of the things I learned was that a great work of art or literature operates on several different levels. What does a poem mean? Most people are used to Aesop's Fables in which every story must have a lesson so they always look for the moral, but that is not how great literature works. Great literature, much like great music, works on many different levels so that every time you re-read it you learn something new. I feel that is what Richard Feynman is describing. You observe something beautiful in nature and yet there are so many more different levels of beauty to it if you only had the ability to even begin to see them. Such as learning physics and other sciences would provide you.

[@bananacat9139]

Yup. And perhaps, it is as if all things are 'conscious' and we humans are able to converse with them. Like that flower which speaks its beauty to us so we can appreciate it. It's also the reason we get inspired from looking at nature and so on.

[@beneicher4641]

I feel like philosophy should get more credit for contributing to a lot of the sciences' crowning achievements via its methodology (its way of evaluating of the world/data, formulating its explanations, contrasting pros and cons, specifying terminology/definitions, classifying and categorizing and so on). If you're interested in this aspect of physics and the way it approaches phenomenon then you would probably also enjoy reading into philosophy of science.

[@Jr-qo4ls]

The only branch of philosophy that should get any credibility is Logic.

[@eml9147]

⁠@@Jr-qo4ls a typical stem student response. Only ever understanding that which is directly related to their field, and thinking everything else is nonsense. A shame really. The best thinkers, and especially the best thinkers in stem, dont think in this one dimensional way.

[@PDaddy0120]

@@Jr-qo4lsphilosophy literally is what made every science

[@thehypnotist9750]

​@@Jr-qo4ls It baffles me a mind can be so narrow yet still claim to embrace logic

[@keitha.9788]

I grew up in southern California and met Richard Feynman when I was in high school (PHS). He had a different way of looking at the world around him which I thought was kind of refreshing...

[@gianni206]

i almost failed physics in high school and now i'm happy to be learning it for the heck of it

[@barber624]

How is your life after 5 years?

[@gianni206]

@@barber624 Good thx!

[@rredhawk]

Since I was a kid I was fascinated by railroads but wondered why all the fuss of laying track when you could just use wagons, until I took physics where I learned about friction losses, and how such losses are extremely minimized with rail travel over road travel. EVERYONE should take at least one basic physics class if for no other reason than to enhance ones understanding and appreciation of nature as well as man's attempts to deal with it.

[@whodatboi2567]

From the examples given I wouldn't say the lesson is you should learn 'Physics' or even that you should learn 'Science' but rather that you should learn the Scientific Method, which doesn't _really_ require studying STEM.

[@tclancy13]

Yet - EVERYONE learns the scientific method, and here we are. Knowing that artists use paint, canvas, and brushes doesn't mean you know how to use them correctly to make a painting.

[@whodatboi2567]

@@tclancy13 I wouldn't say everyone learns the scientific method. To use your metaphor, you don't need to go to arts school to learn how to draw.

[@tclancy13]

​@@whodatboi2567 I'm sure you're right that not everyone learns the scientific method. That might be a narrow western-centric view, where apart from some home-schooled or entirely religious based education - we learn the scientific method at least by middle/secondary school. And yes, there's a difference between a masterpiece and sketch, and neither of them require an art school education. They do require an education however, even if it's self directed and built up through repetition. What I was trying to get at was that knowing a thing exists is different than being able to execute it. I can't think of many endeavors - science and art included - where one gets better without failing. What's more, without direct experience many people have a hard time understanding the difficulty of a thing, and thus what it means to be elite at it. How many people have you come across that make the ignorant claim "I can do that," when it's clear they most certainly could not. I know I've said it myself only to later find out that it was much harder than I thought. So, we have people who don't understand the rigor and robustness of scientific work because they have never had to do much if any. They don't respect the results or expertise of those doing that work, because they don't know what it took to get there. They also don't know that there is a difference between peer reviewed research and something "I read online." I'm not suggesting everyone get a full STEM education, but certainly we can improve on our current efforts given the breadth and depth of false beliefs and demonstrably false "theories." There isn't much at risk if people think that they can paint a van Gogh when they can't, or that they could have made that goal the professional footballer missed. There is actual risk when people think they know more about Earth science or medicine than they actually do. It get's amplified when some of those people are in charge of things.

[@whodatboi2567]

@@tclancy13 You make very valid points. Ultimately I was making the point that studying STEM won't necessarily result in one actively learning the scientific method and thus isn't a guarantee for applying the less espoused in the video.

[@tclancy13]

@@whodatboi2567 That's an excellent point I was overlooking. Studying a STEM field is not the same as deliberate focus on the method and it's application. In fact it might at times be counterproductive in that respect. There is a lot of "this is how it is" when dealing with many subject areas without much regard to how we know.

[@blu7855]

ive been putting off going back to college and study engineering forever, i think its time to man up and just do it.

[@Ken.-]

What are all these blu balls going on about?

[@Tang526]

*level up

[@rm06c]

Did you finally do it?

[@sirrobertrose7110]

Did you go back?

[@deathstroke8639]

How has it gone?

[@sergiocortez7600]

It's nice to watch this video just after the cathartic sensation of learning a lot of things.

[@guitarpaintings9319]

I have a phd in physics and teach physics for a living. I basically agree that physics is important, but SO ARE MANY OTHER THINGS. Scientific theory is based on models which are often taken as REAL, that includes many scientists that fail to realise that forces, vectors, quantum wave functions are models that make suitable predictions, not the actual truth. Now, literature and poetry for example similarly build models of the world which don't aim to give predictions but to give us different models of the world which enrich us tremendously. My point is that I would like people that promote science to not be blind to the fact that we don't just need people to know more about science, but about everything. We strongly need poets, artists, writers etc if all this science is going to get us anywhere nice. (if you swap the word "model" for "metaphor" the connection becomes really strong, read Lakoff "metaphors we live by" and his other works on the metaphors of mathematics and philosophy).

[@friendly1016]

Thanks for the references at the end of the video. I got my bachelors degree in Quantum physics from my backyard.

[@eiver]

I just knew, that after "Pleasure" I would see Feynman :-)

[@raniatsilipanou3911]

I swear this is a sign for me to finally study physics

[@ShadowZZZ]

Great to see this as a physics student.

[@FlatEarthMath]

I can't recommend the movie Margin Call highly enough. So well written and performed, so understated. Excellent all around.

[@howardbabcom]

Two things worth noting - 1. The Brian Cox excerpt. Technology and technological development existed before the scientific revolution - it works independently of scientific research, and is on occasion complimented by this. Additionally, "Science will remain true because it is powerful" (Horizon episode 'Science... Fiction?). 2. Feynman's comments on a flower have recently taken on a new level of significance as we're now discovering that such forms may well have a level of elegance, even extravagance, that are not simply evolutionary in nature.

[@cchanc3]

years ago I was talking with a coworker and she said "I don't ride like you, I like to enjoy my ride" ( I was a very hard core bicycle racer in earlier days). ticked me off, but I didn't have the words like what feynman expressed that I was completely confident that I enjoyed the bicycle much more than she did.

[@ok1moretime]

The last guy nailed it for me:) but all so true. I can put into words why I love science so much . Thank You

[@-ED-]

I agree with this, I studied Applied Physics at Uni (because Physics became very interesting to me in high school, likely because I had a very good Physics teacher) and I see natural laws that Physics explains in many things around me, including how people think, how economy works (or should work, as greed of few people in power is fucking it up for everyone else), even wars... even social interaction. The way we don't believe people that are not famous, even when what they are telling us is absolute truth, yet we believe people that tell us lies, that Physics can prove that it is a lie (911 is perfect example here) just because they are famous, people in high positions, people in power. I don't see things the way most other do, which is why I never do small talk, I never watch sports, and I pay attention to things that matter... not rubbish that's brainwashing us presented on TV, social media, newspapers and radio.... all of these things are tools of the very rich people on top, and in power that shape our minds (but this no longer works on my mind) the way it suits them. They lie all the time, they hide things that show their TRUE UGLY SIDE and they only tell us what they want us to hear, and not what we SHOULD hear.

[@thekid4779]

How virtuous and humble you are! Bravo.

[@Watson_1776]

Physics is the most mind bending, transcending, beautiful thing I have ever took the time and passion to ever study, I'm clearly a nerd and I really do not care I live for this, so much mystery and question Mark's left for our generation to answer

[@elsenored562]

0:10 Musk: Don't just follow the trend. 0:23 You boil things down to the most fundamental truths you can imagine, and you reason up from there. • This is a good way to figure out if something *really* makes sense, or if it's just what everyone else is doing.

[@jimh472]

and pretty much the opposite of how things are being run today :(

[@BeingEmpty]

As a youtuber, like , views and comments doesn't matter. Even Sharing is important but When the video is actually worthy people save it. That's when you did the greatest work. This is video is one of them

[@JasonWhittle1]

Thanks a million my friend. :)

[@sevinmendoza3227]

the movie clip is from "Margin Call" if anyone was wondering

[@longlost8424]

I'm 58 years of age now, and for the last 8 years, I've been working on a theory of "at what point in mankind's evolutionary time line, did consciousness, direction, and purpose become an inevitability? do we control our directions, or are we on a guided "3 hour tour" of destination and meaning that can never be understood?". I began this journey after no perceived revalation, or otherwise acquired interference. I began to voraciously read all the great thinkers on subjects related to consciousness and mind, in this pursuit, never understanding why, or to what end this study would come to pass. will I ever (or will any man) come to a truthful understanding of self? the odds say, possible while probability says not. either way, I'll continue down this path of discovery for the rest of my life........

[@izzystephens1402]

"What's your background?" to '...So, you're a rocket scientist..." was already my favorite dialog in that movie, and interesting that I was explaining that scene to a friend just a few days ago!

[@bobonya6978]

which movie??

[@aakashshukla2848]

@@bobonya6978 margin call

[@kartikjoshi1035]

This video is quite incomplete without an explanation of scientific thinking by Dr. Feynman, if you are talking about the influence and beauty of physics in everything, sure I am not disappointed.

[@dyiu38]

Sure and I was so lucky to meet a very good high school Physics teacher. Thank you.

[@McMurchie]

Great job Jason! Brian Cox is such a warrior for science these days - awesome

[@chelseajane1613]

Jingle Jangle Are you 12 ? Your comment is neither funny nor contributing to this conversation so what was the point of saying it ?

[@beezap8892]

Adam -亚当- check out the vids on my channel to.learn about the horizon

[@rickymelendez8793]

Social justice warrior?

[@samuelluria4744]

"Social-Science-Justice-Warrior"

[@LibertarianJRT]

Adam -亚当- so he is SS then?

[@TheLandOfTears]

Out of all the courses in high school, physics and history were the only two I really really paid attention to. Everything else was either yea its ok or when is this going to be over.

[@Roxas99Yami]

I agree with what Richard says at the last clip. I have heard that reasoning from many people. You can appreciate the beauty of 'x' object but science takes all that beauty away by studying it. How does that make any sense? You just add to the beauty not subtract it.

[@Simon-fu8sd]

I just loved how school is the last option to learn physics in. as a side note: it can be the best way if you have a good teacher

[@LionElAtonArt]

Excellent selection of great arguments for why one should learn physics, and more broadly, science.

[@stauffap]

You forgot Walter Lewins MIT lectures 8.01 to 8.03. He has all the exercises and solutions as well. Great channel.

[@aminalesbekovaa]

watched this video five years ago and it fueled my dreams of pursuing physics. just got into cornell physics as an international :)

[@JasonWhittle1]

Really???!!

[@cmoney612]

I am in fact growing plants in my backyard and will use this opportunity to learn more about physics than I did in college

[@alexmcmahon2810]

Physics be hard, and that's part of what makes it so rewarding. Also, I highly recommend The Khan Academy, fantastic resource for learning and practice.

[@Pclub4ever]

I completely agree

[@hornetgamingtv]

"Pleasure" really blew my mind lol

[@pillarcloud8266]

A common paradigm in society where many people approach knowledge and education primarily from the perspective of how it can directly lead to financial gain. There's a prevailing mindset that views learning as a means to an end-specifically, to increase one's earning potential or career prospects. The desire to pursue knowledge for its own intrinsic value, rather than purely as a means to make money, is both valid and important. This mindset acknowledges the significance of deeply understanding foundational concepts for the sake of personal growth, enlightenment, and a broader understanding of the world.

[@sahilmaurya6450]

I am currently doing engineering and yes, its too fucking hard, but when I am able to finally grasp the concept after hours, the concept always looks beautiful

[@MegaOkeydokey]

As a physics major in his last year of his master this made me smile so much because although I'm focused on studying plasmas this great scheme of everything is what drives me :)

[@JasonWhittle1]

nice :)

[@jayallen81]

I demand a physics explanation for Brian Cox's hair.

[@dosseshwar4856]

Keratin fractal in a spiral like your thumb print

[@dkennell998]

Halfway through one-dimensional Physics on Khan Academy right now! : )

[@aryansen4280]

Keep it up man 👍

[@sukanya3411]

Amazing

[@Odreaded]

So 4 years later how did it turn out???

[@duke4060]

any updates? did you do 2D , 3D and then quantum?

[@arghya4NE]

Did you reach modern physics ? Relativity ? Or perhaps the Dual Nature of Matter ?

[@giovannipezzin5707]

In high schools I took physics, Latin and philosophy. Best investment ever. Not to correct Mr.Musk, but first principles work better if you complement them with paradoxes

[@earlsweat7775]

We created it, We have to keep it changing (technology), therefore ANYONE can have a voice in changing it. thank you

[@CStrik3r]

Well to be fair, in the 3rd reason that guy is occupying a position of a Quant (Quantitative Analyst). I know because that's what I do. And it's a heavily mathematical field that is founded on Actuarial Science and Economics/Finance, if we strip it to its core, rather than physics. Finding a physics student in such a position is quite rare. The position is mostly filled with actuaries, mathematical economists and/or mathematicians.

[@dabtican4953]

Good profile pic

[@nagsterthegangster3548]

God, how much that last dude loves physics, reminds me of my Grade 10 math teacher, Mr. Geikeire. That dude LOVED math! It was fun to him. I remember him doing a formula on the board one day and when he's done he turns to us and without any sarcasm, exclaimed: "Isn't that cool!?" And he meant that shit lol. Another thing I remember him saying is: "I love taxes. I love having sidewalks and roads and electricity. I love it!" He's an amazing man. Prolly a genius who just likes looking and propelling young talent from a small town. Cuz he could get a better gig any time he felt like it, for sure.

[@ffggddss]

Prof. Feynman's (one of my favorite physicists!) contribution here, reminded me of "Flower in the Crannied Wall," by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (one of my favorite poets!): Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies; - I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower - but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what God and man is. Fred

[@rocketsteve9294]

"Oh Elon, You sound nervous." "Is it the scars?" "Wanna know how I got them?"

[@TinyBlueCage]

Thank you for this video. Brilliantly done

[@mrgyani]

Feynman 🤗 .. this may sound corny but scientists are no less blissed out than artists or philosophers.. They are driven by the same wonder and joy as the artist..

[@diegoramirez8497]

About what Musk said in the first part of the video: the problem is that "The most fundamental truths that you can imagine" are quite often biases and prejudices based on education/indoctrination, not facts. And he is a good example of that.

[@Albanianator]

We learn physics early on as we learn to crawl and walk we just get distracted and stop paying attention as we age.

[@jimh472]

1:29 ... "Society will make decisions based on science" ...well that has aged terribly

[@skipperofschool8325]

as of today, yes tomorrow could be different

[@aeonlincoln5474]

Dang, so much talent in one room, actors I mean.

[@phuturephunk]

I think, and this is just my opinion, that a better title would be: Why You Should Learn Calculus. This is especially true for the clip from Margin Call where they talk about his CV. It's all areas under a curve, whether you're talking about rocketry or financial modelling...and all of that comes back to calculus which, at it's core, was us figuring out a way to get a continuous rate of change of a curve and an area under/between a curve.

[@TheaDragonSpirit]

It can subtract by making something simple, complicated, in which one spends hours understanding a mystery which would be better spent on say helping humanity. But I get the point. Personally I like to keep beauty simple, while science can be beautiful, understanding science can be chaotic, stressful and hard. Additionally if one understands how something works, it can be come a whole lot less interesting. Moving on. Ha. My point being that sometimes less is more. But greater understanding is needed when one has a puzzle, and once understood one can use this to create art. I remember once looking at a picture and thinking it was amazing, I learned that it was just a light behind a black cloth, and it was no longer that amazing. I guess I missed the lesson on quantum mechanics and light. Ha. But I would always rather know the truth, than be deluded.

[@lattice737]

Enjoyed the video until the end, listing where to learn physics. Videos are a poor way to learn any science. Practice is everything. Videos are best for summary and concept consolidation. A great way to learn is with a book, usually an accessible textbook with practice problems. Be selective or access your library. These will be the best places to discover the math and quantify the relationships between physical forces and properties. Another way to dive in is with a journal subscription: there are some journals now that condense major findings and research in a more presentable and digestible way. It's also a great way to stay abreast of modern science developments. The best way is with a science kit, chemistry or robotics type stuff. Use a guide and perform your own versions of lab experiments. Attempt to replicate the major experiments that led to revolutionary findings. This is fantastic for building an intuition for scientific thought, as well as making science more engaging and concrete as a tool that explains the real world. School is the most systematic and structured way to learn science, but lists like the one at the end of this video are part of the problem. People don't know where to start or how to get better. Video after video, pop science book after pop science video will NEVER develop a scientific mind. They are essentially the evening news and tabloid versions of science, to be frank

[@raikovaffiliate4568]

I find your comment very interesting. Can you tell me about any self experiments you’ve drafted/done?

[@lattice737]

@@raikovaffiliate4568 Fair ask. I’m currently in school at this time, so my projects are almost decidedly linked to my coursework or academic research. My decision to attend a university was driven by the uncertainty I mentioned. I myself did not discover the resources for substantive personal learning, so I turned toward an institution. However, I don’t think academic learning is the only (and maybe sometimes not even the best) way to gain scientific understanding. I hope that in the future, more people will recognize how to meaningfully access scientific thought and learning outside academic institutions

[@IsomerSoma]

Imo videos are a good starter for a first impression. After that get yourself a textbook, a sheet of paper and explore the material in detail by your own. There is no other way.

[@jakealcock5905]

Great video, literally cannot fault it, perfectly encapsulates the different reasons people study physics. For me, its the last one, pleasure.

[@DerHammerSpricht]

I think people say things like what Feynam is talking about, "you scientists take it apart and dissect it until it is dull and dead", they say this because they do not have Feynman's science brain and do not have the ability to access his perception of the flower without years of study and schooling, so they feel a need to claim that they also have something that he cannot readily access.

[@RuNThebRoNx]

to the people who say #3 doesn't matter. all I have to say is that if Nicola Tesla had more money to execute his brilliant ideas, he could've changed the world for everyone to become prosperous. imagine if elon musk didn't continue to flip his investment. how could he continue his business without competitors crumbling him to non existent? .. money matters to an extent

[@TheJanitorIsIn]

We R aLL equaL Get passionate- then get passionate about the money, so that you can reinforce that passion.

[@rubensimon48]

We R aLL equaL then that's knowledge and investigative motivation, NOT monetary.

[@cryo9216]

Anyone who thinks money isn't an important consideration should work free for 3 months, and only after that consider how much they enjoy their work.

[@mikuhatsunegoshujin]

Why didn't he have enough money to begin with? checkmate porky.

[@skotiskiller]

This is comment is really stupid.

[@christianvillasenor5084]

Filling out my change of major form to physics as i'm watching this.

[@psibarpsi]

How has it turned out, bud - after 4 years? Where are you exactly in your career trajectory? And, would you recommend it? Btw, best of luck for your future goals.

[@siri_404]

Your backyard. How true!

[@perpetualearner1]

Honestly I've always thought that if Feynmann mentioned the seemless appearance of patterns associated with the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio in nature, including in this flower example, it would've been such a cool addition!

[@Grilnid]

I like how the "money" part of the advice essentially was "learn physics so you can drop physics later and do something that actually pays"

[@AmitSingh-vt6ws]

I'm not sure if Elon Musk should be held in as high regards as Brian Cox and Richard Feynman

[@habboUdviseren]

No. No, he shouldn't..

[@freashty]

Elon Musk shouldn't even be held in as high regard as my high school physics teacher

[@reold]

You just told me what I should study. I was roaming around pondering about fields such as computer science, medical etc. but.. physics, probably a speciality in aeronautics, interested me more. This video just solidifiedmy decision.

[@JasonWhittle1]

That's awesome!

[@maquindesign9158]

Thoughts, words, feelings, behavior, matter, society. It's all reality.

[@dpcunningham3767]

A man's intelligence is a fantastic thing, however it's sad to see that when the man gains so many compliments and achievements over time the man may or man not believe he is the most intelligent being and as such gains pride. Its this pride that blinds him and ultimately makes him a fool . I see it time and time again sadly

[@this_is_jd]

The only problem with this is that it confuses physics with classical philosophy. The scientific method is just Aristotle put to use. Moreover, physics is just one expression of science. Philosophy is what science originally was. For a contemporary philosophy dealing with issues in this way, see the work by Spanish philosopher Antonio Escohotado.

[@ivost6283]

Thank you!

[@bryce.larson]

Imagine a world where instead of going to church each Sunday for a few hours, people went to schools and learned more about STEM subjects for a few hours. I honestly think it would contribute more to the world than what we've been getting.

[@MathewTitus]

"It takes a lot of effort." - that an understatement if I ever hear one. It took me decades to figure out Euler's Formula from first principles. When you are an undergraduate - 90 percent of everything you do - is taken for granted. It is a very poor way to learn - but that's how you churn out "graduates" in Physics.

[@theianwill]

My last semester of undergraduate physics starts today. The last few semesters have been a little soul crushing, but this video was a good reminder of some of the reasoning I made to choose this path in the first place.

[@kennethsizer6217]

Whether you stay in physics or not, over the next several years you'll find that your ability to analyze a problem, figure out what can be ignored and what can't, formulate hypotheses, test them, and iterate to a solution and a deeper understanding will appear to others as just short of a superpower in most fields. To look at a swinging pendulum for the first time and realize, "Under the right circumstances, I can treat this like a mass on a spring, which I know how to solve." That's valuable.

[@geraldg350]

'the money here is more attractive' until elon musk showed up.

[@abhayc4428]

which movie is that?

[@geraldg350]

Margin call 2011.

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

Is that the method he used to come up with his vacuum tunnel or How to Tank Twitter in 12 Easy Steps?

[@cedricpod]

A beautiful set of reasons

[@xrunner55]

I am a computer engineer by degree. All the physics classes I had to take was interesting. Using it to make things was a fun part. I sorta did engineering in my first job but the pay sucked. Now I actually work in investing and I put all the same skills to use.

[@piotrarturklos]

This is very good argumentation, but the most important thing about physics is actually that it increases our chance of survival as a species and the probability of good life for every individual. And you don't need for everyone to learn it in order to apply it like this. You only need people to respect the conclusions that it leads to. I'm hesitant to say that everyone should learn it beyond some basic level because, on the level of an individual, knowledge that isn't used gets forgotten in time anyway, and the time spent learning goes to waste.

[@MRboss11]

I wanted to switch into physics [and out of chemistry] for my senior year of high school but the waiting list is so damn long (I ask the moment it was available to see if i could switch in) that it could fill an entire new classroom. But at least I'm taking forensics, ill get a hint of it there...

[@muzeyicharles19]

IAM 29..I majored in physics,math,biology and chemistry..I later graduated as a doctor bt it's now that I have realized how important physics and math biology is in the world...coz the world is going more of engineering needs

[@caborama]

Great video! Every time I see this video extract I wish mister Feynman had met better and more honest artists...

[@psibarpsi]

They're all more or less the same. Particularly after the whole modern art thing. P.S: I am saying it with a heavy heart, don't take this as mockery. I had expected so much from artists. 😢

[@Karl-1031]

better title: "Why you should have good genes and a good environment"

[@Gonegonegone977]

“The wonder of discovery.” Amen.

[@Mit2uba.]

Elon Musk is my main inspiration I really would love to learn more on physics. 👍🏻