A glance from the past. Translation of an excerpt from a lecture by the legendary Richard Feynman

Humanity is constantly asking questions that it cannot give an unambiguous answer even after a rather long period of time, and even when the answer, it would seem, is in front of us.





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Notice how little or much time has passed since one of the most prominent scientists of the twentieth century questioned a computer's ability to compare fingerprints or recognize patterns before unlocking the phone with his facial expression.





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