An old housemate of mine had the theory that people who really knew what they were talking about could explain anything very simply in a very short amount of time. A postgrad I know once summed this up as "the cocktail line" i.e. what you told people that you met at cocktail parties when they asked you what your phd was about and you only had 30seconds of their interest. For us of the generation that want to know everything but have the patience of a newt.... 60 Second Lectures -
"Every spring and fall, the School of Art and Science faculty at the University of Pennsylvania take a minute out on Locust Walk to share their perspectives on topics ranging from human history and the knowable universe, to fractions and fly-fishing. While not every speaker makes it under the one-minute mark, they all deal with their chosen subjects with intellectual agility and wit." ... lectures from here
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