Dr. Brian Keating

Yeah, so here's what the device looked like. It was like a slide roll. So maybe later we'll get the cameras to zoom in on it. It was a slide roll. It was a computer. It was a device to simplify calculations. And he invented it. And he wouldn't actually produce, as he did with his telescopes, he wouldn't actually give the hardware away. He'd give the software away.

He'd give the operating manual away. This is how he made money, because he had illegitimate children. He had mistresses. He was also not the greatest of husbands and men and certain things. He was a deep believer in God. But when I look at this and I say, this book, this is the second edition. The first edition was written in 1601, and there's only about seven of them left.

He'd give the operating manual away. This is how he made money, because he had illegitimate children. He had mistresses. He was also not the greatest of husbands and men and certain things. He was a deep believer in God. But when I look at this and I say, this book, this is the second edition. The first edition was written in 1601, and there's only about seven of them left.

He'd give the operating manual away. This is how he made money, because he had illegitimate children. He had mistresses. He was also not the greatest of husbands and men and certain things. He was a deep believer in God. But when I look at this and I say, this book, this is the second edition. The first edition was written in 1601, and there's only about seven of them left.

There's actually more Gutenberg Bibles than first editions of Galilee's Compass. So this one was cheap, very cheap compared to those. You can almost get, they're priceless. They're kept under lock and key at the Galileo Museum. in Florence. But the point is, if he had taken those Florentines that he's talking about, or the ducats, you know, if I give you a ducat right now, it's almost worthless.

There's actually more Gutenberg Bibles than first editions of Galilee's Compass. So this one was cheap, very cheap compared to those. You can almost get, they're priceless. They're kept under lock and key at the Galileo Museum. in Florence. But the point is, if he had taken those Florentines that he's talking about, or the ducats, you know, if I give you a ducat right now, it's almost worthless.

There's actually more Gutenberg Bibles than first editions of Galilee's Compass. So this one was cheap, very cheap compared to those. You can almost get, they're priceless. They're kept under lock and key at the Galileo Museum. in Florence. But the point is, if he had taken those Florentines that he's talking about, or the ducats, you know, if I give you a ducat right now, it's almost worthless.

I mean, yeah, it's kind of cool historically. It might look good. It was a paper note. It's basically like a paper dollar. It got inflated to nothing. They would do things, you know, with the money back then. They would shave the corners of the coins. That's why coins have ridges on them now. All sorts of interesting historical tidbits. But if he had just kept one of these things,

I mean, yeah, it's kind of cool historically. It might look good. It was a paper note. It's basically like a paper dollar. It got inflated to nothing. They would do things, you know, with the money back then. They would shave the corners of the coins. That's why coins have ridges on them now. All sorts of interesting historical tidbits. But if he had just kept one of these things,

I mean, yeah, it's kind of cool historically. It might look good. It was a paper note. It's basically like a paper dollar. It got inflated to nothing. They would do things, you know, with the money back then. They would shave the corners of the coins. That's why coins have ridges on them now. All sorts of interesting historical tidbits. But if he had just kept one of these things,

you know, kept the original edition, his heirs would have hundreds of millions of dollars. And so you look at these people and you often find that the people who have the greatest scientific knowledge and technical and maybe practical knowledge, sometimes their wisdom is to be lacking.

you know, kept the original edition, his heirs would have hundreds of millions of dollars. And so you look at these people and you often find that the people who have the greatest scientific knowledge and technical and maybe practical knowledge, sometimes their wisdom is to be lacking.

you know, kept the original edition, his heirs would have hundreds of millions of dollars. And so you look at these people and you often find that the people who have the greatest scientific knowledge and technical and maybe practical knowledge, sometimes their wisdom is to be lacking.

But the average person will never look at that and say, wow, this person, you know, has been divorced six times or, you know, treats his illegitimate stepdaughter horribly or whatever. We never look at that. We never say part and parcel. And I think I'm not advocating we should look at Feynman and say, you slept with your graduate students' wives. No, no, no.

But the average person will never look at that and say, wow, this person, you know, has been divorced six times or, you know, treats his illegitimate stepdaughter horribly or whatever. We never look at that. We never say part and parcel. And I think I'm not advocating we should look at Feynman and say, you slept with your graduate students' wives. No, no, no.

But the average person will never look at that and say, wow, this person, you know, has been divorced six times or, you know, treats his illegitimate stepdaughter horribly or whatever. We never look at that. We never say part and parcel. And I think I'm not advocating we should look at Feynman and say, you slept with your graduate students' wives. No, no, no.

You should just say that there is a value in the people that, say, have those wonderful aspects, those wonderful characteristics, that don't have the foibles. Just they may not have Nobel Prizes. In other words, we prioritize the intellect over the ethical. And I think it's very dangerous. And it's very seductive for scientists to want to emulate Galileo.

You should just say that there is a value in the people that, say, have those wonderful aspects, those wonderful characteristics, that don't have the foibles. Just they may not have Nobel Prizes. In other words, we prioritize the intellect over the ethical. And I think it's very dangerous. And it's very seductive for scientists to want to emulate Galileo.

You should just say that there is a value in the people that, say, have those wonderful aspects, those wonderful characteristics, that don't have the foibles. Just they may not have Nobel Prizes. In other words, we prioritize the intellect over the ethical. And I think it's very dangerous. And it's very seductive for scientists to want to emulate Galileo.

Yeah, I've read the first couple chapters online, and it starts, you know, just to think about the connection as I start my cosmology class at Peterson Academy. You know, I start off by saying, you know, what is the most important day on the calendar? Let me say it to you. Like, what is the most important day on your calendar every year? It's probably Christmas, I would say. Yeah.