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> a brother with a Ph.D. in physics. I have had many conversations with them on this subject
> and feel that if you can find someone who truly understands physics they can explain a great
> deal of it to "non-math" people using almost no equations. People who cannot explain it well in
> simplified language do not truly understand the subject in my opinion even if they do
> understand the math.
A frequently cited standard among the physics profs I've known is that if you really understand the subject, you should be able to explain it to nonspecialists.
-- Andy