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>Feynman was a uniquely gifted teacher that made things intuitive and simple.

I think explainers like Neil deGrasse Tyson have a job harder than people imagine. Historically the problem with science education has been, that, as the conceptual universe gets bigger and complicated there's a tendency to assume the common person is too stupid and beneath the subject to understand it.

To simplify and demystify science to a point to get people interested in it as a intuitive iterative process helps a lot in increasing participation of the general crowd.

That particular person is more of a shouter and interrupter than an explainer.

He's not perfect, but he's really good at explaining science and conveying a sense of awe.

patently false, have you attended one of his lecture series in person?

And then gatekeepers criticize them for doing so.

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