I find space (and science in general) very romantic. I feel like both Sagan and Tyson feel (and felt) the same way, and they have a way of expressing that when they talk which makes even familiar things feel exciting.
In kind of a sappy way, it's like remembering your first kiss.
and those tears refracted the light from the television, subtly changing the wavelengths of the light as it reflected from the compounds and proteins in the skin on my face
i wept science.
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goddamn electrons where do you go between orbits are you hanging out with that bad crowd again
I feel that in this episode the spectral line explanation was a little to complex. I like the idea that there is a "fingerprint" of the atom that created the light based upon the energy given off. Did anyone else get that vibe? Did anyone learn anything new?
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I've known that we use light to discern the makeup of distant objects but this episode helped me get a really good grasp on the actual "how" of it
This was definitely my favorite episode. They're really starting to get into some of the subjects that are more difficult to explain and they're doing a great job of breaking it down and making it more accessible to everyone.
I'm hoping that they'll get to black body radiation and the cosmic background radiation next episode.
The show always seems like it's going to get a little heavy handed with the science vs. mysticism bit, but I'm glad that they seem to manage to focus on the science without getting too preachy about the pitfalls of oppression. Neil deGrasse Tyson has attributed some responsibility of the decline of science in Islamic states to Al-Ghazali, a corruption of what the guy actually thought. I expected the show to revisit this point, but they didn't (probably because they understood the context better, now). Still, passing over that point kind of feels like an omission to me, even though it exists outside of the show. I understand that it's trying to illustrate the necessity of freedom to nurture scientific thought and development, but it often feels like it is pitting religion against science, instead.
The show always seems like it's going to get a little heavy handed with the science vs. mysticism bit, but I'm glad that they seem to manage to focus on the science without getting too preachy about the pitfalls of oppression. Neil deGrasse Tyson has attributed some responsibility of the decline of science in Islamic states to Al-Ghazali, a corruption of what the guy actually thought. I expected the show to revisit this point, but they didn't (probably because they understood the context better, now). Still, passing over that point kind of feels like an omission to me, even though it exists outside of the show. I understand that it's trying to illustrate the necessity of freedom to nurture scientific thought and development, but it often feels like it is pitting religion against science, instead.
i haven't gotten that impression, although i could understand how someone might. from my point of view it's simply Neil describing current scientific theories and the lives of the people responsible for them, while also pointing out some of the more common misconceptions on the subjects at hand.
I was kind of hoping the new series would have an episode devoted to Mars, just like the original, with a bunch of updates of what we know now compared to when Sagan's series aired in 1980. But looking at the episode titles, it doesn't seem like that's going to happen, unless I'm missing something. Still love this show.
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Forget Michio Kaku, I'm trying to figure out Krauss and Tegmark being in this twaddle.
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If anyone recalls Expelled, that Ben Stein "documentary" where he proves himself to be completely insane, he got a lot of good people for that one, and then he just edited the shit out of what they said to put pro-evolution statements in the worst light.
i'm pretty sure there's about 25% of our US of A that is really just straight fucking crazy.
not like "oh she's a little loopy about somethings but she does her job well enough." more like "sweet fucking hell we don't have enough meds for this shit."
Why do I expect better from a country that has an alarmingly large portion of its government demonizing science and education as attacks on their precious Christian values.
If anyone recalls Expelled, that Ben Stein "documentary" where he proves himself to be completely insane, he got a lot of good people for that one, and then he just edited the shit out of what they said to put pro-evolution statements in the worst light.
I feel like that is probably illegal.
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If anyone recalls Expelled, that Ben Stein "documentary" where he proves himself to be completely insane, he got a lot of good people for that one, and then he just edited the shit out of what they said to put pro-evolution statements in the worst light.
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If you are Canadian, grab the Media Hint add on for chrome, and then you have Hulu also!
Fucking nerd.
Guys, this show is pretty good.
Edit: You know what actually fucking rules about this show?
Even if you already know all this shit, the poetic spin they put on it all gives you a new appreciation for it.
Visually, as well as verbally.
It is a visual feast.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
In kind of a sappy way, it's like remembering your first kiss.
Episode 6: Dr. Tyson assumes direct control.
tonight's episode brought tears to my eyes
and those tears refracted the light from the television, subtly changing the wavelengths of the light as it reflected from the compounds and proteins in the skin on my face
i wept science.
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I'm hoping that they'll get to black body radiation and the cosmic background radiation next episode.
..."Mom, that's a TV show with Scott Backula. That has nothing to do with real science..."
Nice try Sam but you gotta convince her better than that!
Whats the captain of the Enterprise doing on a TV show?
i haven't gotten that impression, although i could understand how someone might. from my point of view it's simply Neil describing current scientific theories and the lives of the people responsible for them, while also pointing out some of the more common misconceptions on the subjects at hand.
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Go home Janeway, you're drunk.
Michio Kaku's presence looks like stock footage, I swear I've heard him say those things word-for-word elsewhere.
Did I fall through a portal into some bizarro earth? Did I die and go to hell?
There's a study out there that claims 25% of Americans still believe in geocentrism.
No idea how valid it is, though.
not like "oh she's a little loopy about somethings but she does her job well enough." more like "sweet fucking hell we don't have enough meds for this shit."
I feel like that is probably illegal.
Not is you sign the contract it aint.