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During the episode, astrophysicist Brian Cox mentioned the book and noted that it contains Feynman's essay "The Value of Science," where he described science as a "satisfactory philosophy of ignorance." He referenced the title as part of Feynman's broader collection but did not elaborate further. The overall tone was a brief, appreciative mention rather than a strong endorsement.
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The book was mentioned as containing an essay by Richard Feynman called 'The Value of Science,' which described science as a 'satisfactory philosophy of ignorance.'
Richard Feynman, he's a really, if you never encountered him, he's got a series of books in there. There's one called Surely You Must Be Joking, Mr. Feynman.
And in it, he said science is a satisfactory philosophy of ignorance.