I thought LWers might be interested in the work of Vi Hart (I did a quick search to make sure she hadn’t been mentioned before). I think she is a great resource for recruiting people towards rationality. In terms of finding Joy in the Merely Real, she explains natural phenomena rationally, but in a way that literally can bring tears to my eyes.
This is the final video of a three-parter, but I think most LWers can infer the background knowledge. If you enjoy it, you can go back and watch the first two parts.
A quote that sums up what her vlogs are often all about: “This is why science and mathematics are so much fun; You discover things that seem impossible to be true, and then get to figure out why it’s impossible for them NOT to be.”
She was mentioned in a quotes thread about a year ago (where I first discovered her), and has recently joined the team at Khan Academy. I likened this for my non-nerd friends to Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine teaming up with Billy Joel to fight dragons.
I thought LWers might be interested in the work of Vi Hart (I did a quick search to make sure she hadn’t been mentioned before). I think she is a great resource for recruiting people towards rationality. In terms of finding Joy in the Merely Real, she explains natural phenomena rationally, but in a way that literally can bring tears to my eyes.
Here is an example: Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant- Part 3 of 3
This is the final video of a three-parter, but I think most LWers can infer the background knowledge. If you enjoy it, you can go back and watch the first two parts.
A quote that sums up what her vlogs are often all about: “This is why science and mathematics are so much fun; You discover things that seem impossible to be true, and then get to figure out why it’s impossible for them NOT to be.”
Those videos are great.
That thing you quoted is worthy of a rationality quote.
Thank you! Consider them quoted.
She was mentioned in a quotes thread about a year ago (where I first discovered her), and has recently joined the team at Khan Academy. I likened this for my non-nerd friends to Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine teaming up with Billy Joel to fight dragons.