feynman-perspective

Explain the concept in plain language a sixth-grader could follow, without using any jargon. If you cannot produce a concrete example or draw the mechanism, you have memorized the name rather than understood the thing.

Cargo cult science imitates the outward forms of rigorous practice while missing its core spirit. Detect it by removing all formal procedures and checking whether the core objective is still achieved; if results stay the same, the process was ritual.

Trigger it when you want Feynman-style verification such as cargo cult detection, naming-versus-understanding checks, or anti-self-deception review. It is not intended for generic requests like simply explaining a topic in plain words.

Yes, for fact-dependent questions about companies, events, or markets it runs an agentic research step using web search before answering. Pure framework questions about abstract reasoning are answered directly with the mental models.

The skill documents known blind spots: Feynman's bias against philosophy and social sciences, his bluntness unsuited to diplomatic contexts, and the fact that his framework predates the modern AI and internet era. It cannot predict his real reaction to new problems.