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Yet for some people, they *do* work very well. Gates, by most accounts,
was a very bright kid, and certainly one to was able to learn quickly and
figure things out. Physics lectures may have been very effectual.
On the other hand, I don't find Feynman's Messenger Lectures to be
particularly good teaching (for myself). The showmanship is there, but the
infamous "Chinese meal effect" is evident.
watchMicrosoft Chairman Bill Gates believes that if he had been able to
havephysicist Richard Feynman lecture on physics in 1964 his life might
played out differently.
I doubt it. Look at 2 lectures by Eric Mazur.
mms://svs.cfa.harvard.edu/smgdvl/cvl/Mazur_1500k.wmv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwslBPj8GgI
The real problem is that Gates believes in lectures despite persuasive
evidence that they do not work very well.