feynman-perspective

Explain the concept in language a sixth-grader could follow, without using any technical terms. If you cannot produce a concrete example or analogy, you have memorized the name rather than understood the thing. This skill automates that check by questioning you in Feynman's style.

Cargo cult science is activity that copies the outward forms of rigor—processes, documents, checklists—without the core spirit of honest verification. Detect it by removing all surface formality and asking whether the core purpose is still achieved.

Trigger it when you want Feynman-style verification: cargo cult detection, naming-versus-understanding checks, or anti-self-deception review. Do not trigger it for generic requests like "explain this simply" that do not involve Feynman-style validation.

For fact-dependent questions about companies, events, or current state of technology, yes—it classifies the question first and researches before answering. Pure framework questions about values or thinking methods are answered directly from the mental models.

It inherits Feynman's documented biases: dismissiveness toward philosophy and social sciences, bluntness unsuited to diplomatic contexts, and a framework built for problem-solving rather than posing deep questions. It also cannot predict how Feynman would react to modern topics.