Name: My friend Richard Feynman
Uploaded: 2011-05-13T14:33:00Z
Duration: 14 min 24 s
Description: What's it like to be pals with a genius? Physicist Leonard Susskind spins a few stories about his friendship with the legendary Richard Feynman, discussing his unconventional approach to problems both serious and ... less so.

What's it like to be pals with a genius? Physicist Leonard Susskind spins a few stories about his friendship with the legendary Richard Feynman, discussing his unconventional approach to problems both serious and ... less so.

My friend Richard Feynman

The essence of brilliance lies in cutting through pretense to reveal simple, powerful truths. Stories from a legendary physicist’s life show how a great mind disdained jargon, relished playful competition, and championed direct, honest thinking. Once, he demolished a convoluted theory about superfluid helium with a solution so simple even a high schooler could understand it. He approached problems with humor, curiosity, and a refusal to tolerate intellectual baloney.