Fei Fei Li
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I'm sure you watched the movie Oppenheimer.
I'm sure you watched the movie Oppenheimer.
Do you remember the opening scene was Einstein in front of that little pond?
Do you remember the opening scene was Einstein in front of that little pond?
Do you remember the opening scene was Einstein in front of that little pond?
Right. He was first there by himself. Yeah. I call that my pond. That pond literally exists. It was very close to my dorm by the time I got to Princeton. And I would go there a lot because I know that was close to the Advanced Institute where Einstein worked. Yeah. So like when the scene came out, Sylvia was sitting next to it. I'm like, Sylvia, this is my pond.
Right. He was first there by himself. Yeah. I call that my pond. That pond literally exists. It was very close to my dorm by the time I got to Princeton. And I would go there a lot because I know that was close to the Advanced Institute where Einstein worked. Yeah. So like when the scene came out, Sylvia was sitting next to it. I'm like, Sylvia, this is my pond.
Right. He was first there by himself. Yeah. I call that my pond. That pond literally exists. It was very close to my dorm by the time I got to Princeton. And I would go there a lot because I know that was close to the Advanced Institute where Einstein worked. Yeah. So like when the scene came out, Sylvia was sitting next to it. I'm like, Sylvia, this is my pond.
I'm reading a different bio of him, but not The Maniac.
I'm reading a different bio of him, but not The Maniac.
I'm reading a different bio of him, but not The Maniac.
Oh, it's in my phone. Yeah, same. Don't worry about it.
Oh, it's in my phone. Yeah, same. Don't worry about it.
Oh, it's in my phone. Yeah, same. Don't worry about it.
Another Princeton guy.
Another Princeton guy.
Another Princeton guy.
Yeah. Physics is absolutely the discipline that pushes you to think so audaciously that you have to transcend the immediate reality.
Yeah. Physics is absolutely the discipline that pushes you to think so audaciously that you have to transcend the immediate reality.
Yeah. Physics is absolutely the discipline that pushes you to think so audaciously that you have to transcend the immediate reality.