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Richard Feynman

Science

Personal Observations on the Reliability of the Shuttle

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”

Six months after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a member of the Presidential commission that investigated the crash presents his personal findings.

Richard Feynman Rogers Commission Report Jun 1986 20min Permalink

Science

Cargo Cult Science

On the science of being fooled.

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself--and you are the easiest person to fool.

Richard Feynman Caltech May 1974 Permalink