Tag Archives: Richard Feynman

Self-Deception in Thought

Posted on Friday, 9 February 2018 11:59 am by markpilip

“The wish is parent to the thought, and that is why nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each person wishes, that they also believe to be true.”  Demosthenes So Dr. Robert Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, starts … Continue reading →

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Be The Solution

Posted on Monday, 29 January 2018 9:16 am by markpilip

We get the advertising we deserve. As marketers, we’ve put our skepticism on hold. And we’ve been taken. Programmatic buying, content marketing, influencer marketing, and native advertising are just a few of the fallacies the advertising ecosystem has foisted on … Continue reading →

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“Guessing is a Dumb Man’s Job”

Posted on Sunday, 15 October 2017 8:30 am by markpilip

I was watching a Richard Feynman lecture from 1964, during which he described the scientific process. As usual, he did it in a way that even I could understand. Tell me if, in the next roughly 32 seconds of this … Continue reading →

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