Einstein and the discovery of photon - Douglas Hofstadter - Stanford Lecture

This is an excerpt from the lecture given by Douglas Hofstadter at Stanford University. Hofstadter explains how analogy is the core of human cognition. In this extract, he discusses how Einstein arrived at the idea of photons through analogy-making.

The entire video is at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8m7lFQ3njk

The following link has a sort of transcript of the full-version of the lecture:
http://kwc.org/blog/archives/2006/2006-02-06.talk_douglas_hofstadter_analogy_...

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[leungtong33]

how to download？？

[pitupraveen]

@leungtong33

linux distros offer a youtube-dl application.......

for Windows, DVDVideoSoft's Free Studio suite is good

(except for the nuisance due to browser-toolbar-extensions which have to be unchecked for every download)

[simysimss]

love the video really good

[TheKcsmithy]

you have some great stuff here

[grisgrisy]

interesting video and very informative

[happinesson]

the most recognized and well-known scientists of the century! I salute you.

[pran1zzle]

It's "you heard it here first!", wannabe...

[leungtong33]

thanks a lot

[Polkabear69fun]

Loved this part. I wish one of his Einstein lectures was available.