I think this is true, and wonder whether it implies: a) The folks Instagramming 2 minute updates about Xing are probably more effective teachers than most lecturers. b) The source of impact is the $200 million budget; if your history lecture had that it would be memorable too.https://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/1040778729696321536 …
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I think you can 80/20 it with a good writer or product person that understands how to build captivating narrative. Most content developed for "informational" rather than "entertainment" purpose really drops the ball on this. Humans emotionally respond to narrative
Interesting assertion. When I've seen writers/product people attempt this, they fall afoul of not really understanding the subject. The best attempts are by people like Sagan and Feynman, who actually know what they're talking about...
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It's a curiosity that although they write very beautifully, they mostly don't seem to use product person tricks, or even (mostly) a lot of standard writerly tricks. Probably the best example of the latter would be Bryson's History of Nearly Everything.
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That's a book that does use a lot of standard good writing technique, and is genuinely insightful about the science (more so than many pros). I'd love to know what process tricks he used to pull it off.
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To paraphrase Feynman, lots of people can use words, very few actually understand them.
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