Tags for this video have been changed from 'sagan, degrasse tyson, feynmann, nye, autotune, science' to 'sagan, degrasse, tyson, feynmann, nye, autotune, science' - edited by RhesusMonk

>> ^Boise_Lib:

It is a very good, and funny book.
To those who don't know--Feynmann's wife was in a Tuberculosis (TB) hospital in Albuquerque. She died while he was at Los Alamos. When he talks about the last letter she sent (7:28) he's talking about the LAST letter she wrote to him.
>> ^RhesusMonk:
What a gift this man was to the world. It's a great thing that so many of his antics were recorded. I've said this before: if you have any interest in this guy, Surely You're Joking M.r Feynman is a must-read. Quick read, totally worth every minute.



HAHAAAA His wifes dead!...wait that wasn't one of the funny pranks?!

It is a very good, and funny book.

To those who don't know--Feynmann's wife was in a Tuberculosis (TB) hospital in Albuquerque. She died while he was at Los Alamos. When he talks about the last letter she sent (7:28) he's talking about the LAST letter she wrote to him.

>> ^RhesusMonk:

What a gift this man was to the world. It's a great thing that so many of his antics were recorded. I've said this before: if you have any interest in this guy, Surely You're Joking M.r Feynman is a must-read. Quick read, totally worth every minute.

Thanks for the comments and kind words, really appreciate it.

First and foremost it's definitely about SEEING the skills being performed. The end result being on show e.g the painting, sculpture, cool machine etc isn't enough.

The focus is initially on two areas. First, dexterity, where people perform everyday actions in an incredible way and in the realm of craftsmanship.
The exception here is mostly musical - for example many people can play the guitar very, very well and there's not much to be gained therefore by including lots of music videos in the channel. And how well someone sings is definitely a matter of opinion. I'm not against a few masters of their art being included but the vast majority would not.

Secondly physical feats. There's a lot of skill to be seen in controlling and applying the human body in various ways. We already have some breakdancing because the skill level there is clearly high. Popping could also be added. Martial arts is looking to be popular but to avoid a flood I will try to only select the best (and eventually a martial arts channel will appear and I'd hate to have a lot of overlap).
The exception is mostly going to be professional sports where the skill level can be variable and a product of the team ethic. So most sport clips would not be in skillful though I can see a classic Messi goal getting in

So mental skills. That's really interesting and initially that sounds just fine to me. My concern is that if it's not externalised in some way then the video might not be that interesting. I'd like to see some example videos. Chess sounds good and so does world records because that's someone doing something exceptional. Great oratory might be more subject to debate and opinion particularly if you don't agree with what's being said. For that reason I suggest keeping those within politics/talks/comedy.
Another exception for this might be anything in the Magic channel. Where the underlying skills are partially hidden because the performer is trying to fool the audience.

Glad to have you onboard! I hope the above sounds reasonable but if it can be further modified then let me know what you think.

In reply to this comment by dannym3141:
Hey deano, this is probably my favourite channel. I've never even had a favourite channel before, because they never provided me with what i wanted.

So is it specifically for demonstrations of skill? As in, a video of the mona lisa is not skillful, but someone drawing the mona lisa, that's being skillful. But also, couldn't certain music videos be included then? Break dancing, body popping? Does it have to be practical skill? Could mental skill be involved? A game of chess, or perhaps Richard Feynmann videos? Oratory skill perhaps? What about world records and stuff?

Or is it like an overall feeling - if you feel like wow, they just did something incredible then it's skillful? But then i'd still need to know where you stand on mental skill.

Sorry to pepper you with questions, but it's the first time a channel has held any interest for me.

Hey deano, this is probably my favourite channel. I've never even had a favourite channel before, because they never provided me with what i wanted.

So is it specifically for demonstrations of skill? As in, a video of the mona lisa is not skillful, but someone drawing the mona lisa, that's being skillful. But also, couldn't certain music videos be included then? Break dancing, body popping? Does it have to be practical skill? Could mental skill be involved? A game of chess, or perhaps Richard Feynmann videos? Oratory skill perhaps? What about world records and stuff?

Or is it like an overall feeling - if you feel like wow, they just did something incredible then it's skillful? But then i'd still need to know where you stand on mental skill.

Sorry to pepper you with questions, but it's the first time a channel has held any interest for me.

>> ^ElessarJD:

He puts "I could try to explain it, but you're too dumb to understand." so eloquently. I agree though. Even if I don't understand every bit of the concept he's explaining, I'm drawn in to hear what he has to say.

No, no. He's not saying you're too dumb to understand it, just that there's no other way to describe what a magnet is doing when it repels/attracts. It just is.

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I agree with Mink generally, we shouldn't try to overshoot the main focus of the site.

But at the same time I feel there is space for creating media content posts centering around a video, we had Fedquip's Feynmann post where users added relevant information via comments and I occasionally also post references from other sites to fill out a post with information.

I always wanted someway of adding more content, such as images, formatted and linked text and such but all under the main video, almost like a extend description with media content. This would really flesh out some posts, in other cases some users can use it to create topics of discussion or give their view point on a particular subject.

Though any such system should have a user based restriction, at least Gold Star level.

I like the self-deprecating nature of Feynmann. When one of the greatest minds ever can refer to himself as a confused ape, that fills me with respect (on the other hand, what does it say about the rest of us?)