[knzhou]

Well, I've read almost all the books she lists and I've been a quantum field theory practitioner for years, and I can at least attest the list is good. People actually learn from these books.

I think your comment also directly illustrates what I was complaining about. You really shouldn't source learning recommendations from the highest ranking people, because these people know the least about what it's like to learn something anew. A Nobel prize doesn't automatically make somebody a good teacher.

[mnky9800n]

Carl Weiman would like to have a word with you. Ahahaa.

[jimhefferon]

Not GP but if you mean that

> A Nobel prize doesn't automatically make somebody a good teacher.

is mistaken by pointing to Weiman, could you elaborate on that, please?

[mnky9800n]

Carl took his nobel money for BEC and started a career in education and education research.

[jimhefferon]

Sure, he is admirable that way. But the comment says not necessarily, which is not a throwaway. Personally, it seems to me that being good at teaching is at the least independent of being a good researcher, if not perhaps negatively correlated. That very much does not rule out extraordinary exceptions (ones that deserve a great deal of attention, for sure).

[mnky9800n]

I just think they are not correlated. Both require you to put effort into being good at it. They also require you to have a firm grasp of the source material.