Open post victor yodaiken @vyodaiken@discuss.systems · 38mo ago Replying to @TaliaRinger@mathstodon.xyz In particular, I went into this movie expecting to hate Oppenheimer. I instead found that I related to him a lot. That scared me, and made me think more about what this means for me right now as a researcher. It is something I need to sit with for a while, and I wanted to express that. @TaliaRinger@mathstodon.xyz Teller is easier to hate although Oppenheimer was irresponsibly delusional about the bargain he was making.
Open post victor yodaiken @vyodaiken@discuss.systems · 38mo ago Replying to @vyodaiken@discuss.systems @TaliaRinger@mathstodon.xyz I haven't seen the movie, just read a biography by Kai Bird. Still astonished at how much oppenheimer drank though. Never heard of my chemical romance, but looked them up, and yes. @TaliaRinger@mathstodon.xyz Norbert Weiner was the most serious of that generation in thinking about consequences. Also he really looked the part
Open post victor yodaiken @vyodaiken@discuss.systems · 38mo ago Replying to @TaliaRinger@mathstodon.xyz @vyodaiken@discuss.systems To be fair they somehow managed to make Teller look like the lead singer of My Chemical Romance which definitely didn't help his case @TaliaRinger@mathstodon.xyz I haven't seen the movie, just read a biography by Kai Bird. Still astonished at how much oppenheimer drank though. Never heard of my chemical romance, but looked them up, and yes.