The Fantastic Mr Feynman

This documentary is a great BBC Scotland / Science Channel / Open University co-production from 2013.

https://youtu.be/LyqleIxXTpw

Hidden cameras catch pics of snow leopards on Tuva's borders

In this great article from The Siberian Times, we see photos of a snow leopard taken by a camera hidden on the Chikhacheva Ridge, on the border between the Altai Republic and Tuva

See http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/features/f0124-more-images-of-rare-big-cat-captured-by-hidden-cameras/ for the full story.

You have to love the images where the cat is staring right into the camera - there's no fooling her!

Snapping Spaghetti - why it never breaks into two pieces

Feynman fans will know that he was interested in all sorts of everyday questions, including the matter of how uncooked spaghetti breaks into multiple pieces when it is bent.  (Google spaghetti and Feynman and see just how many articles have been written on this topic!).

Why doesn't it break into two pieces, like a hockey stick does when it is overstressed?

Destin at Smarter Every Day has applied his high speed camera to this phenomenon and can show us in slow motion exactly what happens.

Does this explanation satisfy you?

Enjoy!

The Rest Of The Lectures Now Free Online

The portion of the Feynman Lectures that were not previously made available online for free are now on the internet at no charge to the reader.

Go forth and study!

http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

Links to video of the lectures can be found here!

A different Feynman gains fame

Who knew there was another well-known Feynman?

http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/television/story/hong-kong-actor-francis-ng-does-not-mollycoddle-only-son-20141011

I suppose fans of this Feynman might have no idea of the physicist.

QED to be presented in Philadephia

The Lantern Theater Company will present QED from
November 20  to December 14, 2014.

If you're going to be in the Philadelphia area, why not take in the show?

See Broadway World for details!

New Ondar Recording - with Dirtwire

Greetings, friends of Tuva and fans of Ondar,

On the night before his return to Tuva after riding in the Rose Parade in 2013, Kongar-ol Ondar recorded some tracks impromptu for Dirtwire artists Evan Fraser and David Satori, who are big Ondar / Tuva fans.  

The result can be heard -- free -- here: http://www.dirtwire.net/music/ondar-ep/

There is a free download on their site (for the moment), and if you're so inclined, you can buy the EP for $5 at BandCamp, a great site that supports artists well. (A portion of the proceeds will go to Ondar's legacy in Tuva.)

You can find more of Ondar's music, along with recordings of the godfather of the Tuva adventure, Richard Feynman, here: http://kongar-olondar.bandcamp.com

The remixes of Dirtwire might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I like them a lot -- and I know Ondar was always keen to expand the horizons of his artistry and the reach of Tuvan music (witness Genghis Blues and Back TUVA Future), so I'm sure he would have enjoyed this EP.  

What a tragedy that Ondar left us so soon -- he had so much energy, it seems his body couldn't hold it in.

Tuvanly yours,

RL