Richard Feynman (why isn’t there a movie about him?) gave brilliant lectures, wrote brilliant books, came up with brilliant science, and was reasonable on the bongos so they say. There is a totally amazing series of his lectures online now, for free, thanks to Bill Gates. You have to get past Silverlight, and thus the stuttering video (and no download), and the side by side giant portraits of Feynman and Bill G (what, are we supposed to compare?). That said, it is really really great that this stuff is online and totally worth a watch. Hopefully as retirement sets in, Bill G will not feel obliged to use a Microsoft technology to wrap his gifts in (but rather feel free to use one that, err, works properly, microsoft or otherwise). I understand he had to pay to put this out there for us, so a big thanks in any case — frankly though, the idea that this isn’t world property already is a travesty.

Anyway, WELL worth watching…

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