During the 2012 Derecho on the East Coast we were without power for three days. That first night I was able to go out in my back yard (I have a house on the outskirts of small city) and see the milky way.
During the 2012 Derecho on the East Coast we were without power for three days. That first night I was able to go out in my back yard (I have a house on the outskirts of small city) and see the milky way.
Was your first thought: "Oh no, this wont do. Those will have to go."?
Cluck cluck, gibber gibber, my old man's a mushroom, etc.
To be fair to wraith, he posted before SIG. However, I can confirm there are no ads with adblock on
Yeah, I'm just trying to help. I'm a crazy person who reads every post, but I guess I need to remember that not everyone does that.
Cosmos, though, I'm behind a week but it sounds like it really picks up in this next episode, I'm excited for that! Someone posted earlier they wanted a second season, I don't think this is the kind of show that lends itself to season after season. It's more like this is the second season, just decades later. So, a third season in 2035 or so?
I would like to see an epilogue show that talks about the discoveries that have happened since they filmed, probably focusing on the background radiation discovery from last week. Unless something else amazing happens by the end of the show!
To be fair to wraith, he posted before SIG. However, I can confirm there are no ads with adblock on
Yeah, I'm just trying to help. I'm a crazy person who reads every post, but I guess I need to remember that not everyone does that.
if SIG, or anyone, has posted that ink earlier in the thread, then fair enough. but there's a difference between reading every post and remembering every post. maybe keep in mind that we were all just trying to help.
Another great episode on why science and the scientific method is so god damn important, but is this the first without a direct, overt Carl Sagan reference?
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Another great episode on why science and the scientific method is so god damn important, but is this the first without a direct, overt Carl Sagan reference?
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This show is amazing, it keeps bringing up memories of growing up in Wyoming. Specifically, witnessing a meteor shower at 5,000 feet above sea level. I never knew what a privilege it was to see a midnight sky while camping in the mountains, until my family moved away. I feel like Cosmos has rekindled a piece of my childhood. Hopefully, I'll be able to give my son the same experience some day.
I'd welcome more Carl Sagan over less Carl Sagan. If this ends without an updated Pale Blue Dot, I'll be a little sad.
And if it ends with an updated Pale Blue Dot, I'll be a little teary.
Before following any advice, opinions, or thoughts I may have expressed in the above post, be warned: I found Keven Costners "Waterworld" to be a very entertaining film.
I'd welcome more Carl Sagan over less Carl Sagan. If this ends without an updated Pale Blue Dot, I'll be a little sad.
And if it ends with an updated Pale Blue Dot, I'll be a little teary.
Don't get me wrong, I love Neil, but I don't know if he has the right gravitas in his narration for this to work. I would be satisfied with Sagan's version over new visuals.
Another great episode on why science and the scientific method is so god damn important, but is this the first without a direct, overt Carl Sagan reference?
Another great episode on why science and the scientific method is so god damn important, but is this the first without a direct, overt Carl Sagan reference?
starstuff seems a pretty direct reference.
Not nearly as overt or direct as "Carl Sagan's day planner" or "This animation and audio from the original show."
This is a dumb question, but: does anyone know where / to whom you could shoot off a napkin idea in theoretical physics to ask about a means of testing said idea?
This is a dumb question, but: does anyone know where / to whom you could shoot off a napkin idea in theoretical physics to ask about a means of testing said idea?
depends on what it is... a coworker of mine had some success just contacting a local university.
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Just in case you need some more science TV, Your Inner Fish is a 3-part series about evolution that starts tonight. My fiancee thinks it'll be great, but she might be biased because her boss and lab is featured in one of the segments.
Is that the one from the guy who discovered Tiktaalik? I've been looking forward to that. I don't really know a whole lot about Neil Shubin other than Tiktaalik, but from what I've read, he makes a point of seeking out bible belt red state hellscapes to talk about his discovery. And he apparently knows better than to subject himself to silly debates where he's hamstrung by rules set by an opponent who will just claim victory regardless of what happens, so he actually gets through to a few people.
Netflix has The Inexplicable Universe up where Tyson does 30 minute lectures about the universe/science and trying to understand stuff.
At this point I actually prefer it to Cosmos because Tyson is talking a lot more looser and faster than how he's been doing for primetime, where he's still got visual assistance but he's giving the audience a little bit more respect about what he's saying.
And I think that's what's making me feel like the recent Cosmos episodes have been streets behind; on top of a few spots feeling redundant and the abundance of animation that I'm not too keen on, it feels like Tyson is kind of condescending when he's constantly using his rhetorical device to explain stuff. Maybe not condescending but it almost feels like they're playing the soundtrack when Tyson was filming his segments and he's waiting for cues or something and there's always an impetus to deliver something grand and flashy with the CGI when all I really want is for the smart guy to show why he's smart and not just look at the CGI stuff himself.
With Inexplicable Universe he seems much, much more enthusiastic about explaining science.
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DedwrekkaWhat Would Nyarlathotep Do?Registered Userregular
You should check out his speeches on Youtube. In one he gets so animated that he scares off Brian Green.
Netflix has The Inexplicable Universe up where Tyson does 30 minute lectures about the universe/science and trying to understand stuff.
At this point I actually prefer it to Cosmos because Tyson is talking a lot more looser and faster than how he's been doing for primetime, where he's still got visual assistance but he's giving the audience a little bit more respect about what he's saying.
And I think that's what's making me feel like the recent Cosmos episodes have been streets behind; on top of a few spots feeling redundant and the abundance of animation that I'm not too keen on, it feels like Tyson is kind of condescending when he's constantly using his rhetorical device to explain stuff. Maybe not condescending but it almost feels like they're playing the soundtrack when Tyson was filming his segments and he's waiting for cues or something and there's always an impetus to deliver something grand and flashy with the CGI when all I really want is for the smart guy to show why he's smart and not just look at the CGI stuff himself.
With Inexplicable Universe he seems much, much more enthusiastic about explaining science.
Cosmos is designed for people with almost no understanding of modern science and its more cinematic and repetitive as a result. Its a teaching tool.
The lectures on netflix are for a different audience thats more familiar with the subjects
The animation is just as bad as the live action in the originals
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Given the nature of this thread, many of you probably followed the recent Nye-Ham debate from a while back. Nye actually has a nice account and what he thought about the debate up, which is well worth taking the time to have a read through.
that photosynthesis segment had some embarrassingly bad CGI.
Holy shit you weren't kidding.
Looked like a 1999 Silicon Graphics demo.
That part didn't even make any sense. Who's idea was it to portray the process with weird Rube Goldberg machinery? That was so jarring, I barely noticed how crappy the effects were.
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that photosynthesis segment had some embarrassingly bad CGI.
Holy shit you weren't kidding.
Looked like a 1999 Silicon Graphics demo.
That part didn't even make any sense. Who's idea was it to portray it the process with weird Rube Goldberg machinery? That was so jarring, I barely noticed how crappy the effects were.
They were following the conceit of machinery to explain how it works through the whole segment on photosynthesis. And while I too ended up thinking about old VHS 3D demos of fish trying to hang out with birds... the actual function of the machine was appropriate, and all the "parts" were accomplishing the atomic dance that comprises photosynthesis.
We may not be the right audience for a simple visual like this, though... but if it helps a younger (or less educated) crowd grasp the concept of the generation of fuel/energy via photosynthesis, then it works.
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I enjoyed it even though it was obviously simplistic. It also helped me to understand better how it could work large scale, a good thing since he segued into explaining why it could be game-changing for humans to figure out how to use photosynthesis in our own energy production.
that photosynthesis segment had some embarrassingly bad CGI.
Holy shit you weren't kidding.
Looked like a 1999 Silicon Graphics demo.
That part didn't even make any sense. Who's idea was it to portray it the process with weird Rube Goldberg machinery? That was so jarring, I barely noticed how crappy the effects were.
They were following the conceit of machinery to explain how it works through the whole segment on photosynthesis. And while I too ended up thinking about old VHS 3D demos of fish trying to hang out with birds... the actual function of the machine was appropriate, and all the "parts" were accomplishing the atomic dance that comprises photosynthesis.
We may not be the right audience for a simple visual like this, though... but if it helps a younger (or less educated) crowd grasp the concept of the generation of fuel/energy via photosynthesis, then it works.
I immediately thought of the old "Animusic" videos.
Though looking at it now even it looks a bit nicer than the Cosmos segments.
that photosynthesis segment had some embarrassingly bad CGI.
Holy shit you weren't kidding.
Looked like a 1999 Silicon Graphics demo.
That part didn't even make any sense. Who's idea was it to portray it the process with weird Rube Goldberg machinery? That was so jarring, I barely noticed how crappy the effects were.
They were following the conceit of machinery to explain how it works through the whole segment on photosynthesis. And while I too ended up thinking about old VHS 3D demos of fish trying to hang out with birds... the actual function of the machine was appropriate, and all the "parts" were accomplishing the atomic dance that comprises photosynthesis.
We may not be the right audience for a simple visual like this, though... but if it helps a younger (or less educated) crowd grasp the concept of the generation of fuel/energy via photosynthesis, then it works.
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Was your first thought: "Oh no, this wont do. Those will have to go."?
Yeah, I'm just trying to help. I'm a crazy person who reads every post, but I guess I need to remember that not everyone does that.
Cosmos, though, I'm behind a week but it sounds like it really picks up in this next episode, I'm excited for that! Someone posted earlier they wanted a second season, I don't think this is the kind of show that lends itself to season after season. It's more like this is the second season, just decades later. So, a third season in 2035 or so?
I would like to see an epilogue show that talks about the discoveries that have happened since they filmed, probably focusing on the background radiation discovery from last week. Unless something else amazing happens by the end of the show!
if SIG, or anyone, has posted that ink earlier in the thread, then fair enough. but there's a difference between reading every post and remembering every post. maybe keep in mind that we were all just trying to help.
I'm willing to watch it legit, with ads, online, but I can't seem to find a way to play it.
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Dear Satan.....
You can install something like MediaHint on your Chrome browser, and watch it on Hulu.
Alternately, here: http://www.globaltv.com/cosmos/
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Another great episode on why science and the scientific method is so god damn important, but is this the first without a direct, overt Carl Sagan reference?
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
And if it ends with an updated Pale Blue Dot, I'll be a little teary.
Don't get me wrong, I love Neil, but I don't know if he has the right gravitas in his narration for this to work. I would be satisfied with Sagan's version over new visuals.
starstuff seems a pretty direct reference.
Not nearly as overt or direct as "Carl Sagan's day planner" or "This animation and audio from the original show."
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It might be. Doubt itll stay on Fox Sundays though
You guys are making my deranged alphabet combined with Rosicrucian cipher look positively bush-league.
Edit: neutrinos! Even cooler!
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At this point I actually prefer it to Cosmos because Tyson is talking a lot more looser and faster than how he's been doing for primetime, where he's still got visual assistance but he's giving the audience a little bit more respect about what he's saying.
And I think that's what's making me feel like the recent Cosmos episodes have been streets behind; on top of a few spots feeling redundant and the abundance of animation that I'm not too keen on, it feels like Tyson is kind of condescending when he's constantly using his rhetorical device to explain stuff. Maybe not condescending but it almost feels like they're playing the soundtrack when Tyson was filming his segments and he's waiting for cues or something and there's always an impetus to deliver something grand and flashy with the CGI when all I really want is for the smart guy to show why he's smart and not just look at the CGI stuff himself.
With Inexplicable Universe he seems much, much more enthusiastic about explaining science.
Cosmos is designed for people with almost no understanding of modern science and its more cinematic and repetitive as a result. Its a teaching tool.
The lectures on netflix are for a different audience thats more familiar with the subjects
The animation is just as bad as the live action in the originals
Holy shit you weren't kidding.
Looked like a 1999 Silicon Graphics demo.
That part didn't even make any sense. Who's idea was it to portray the process with weird Rube Goldberg machinery? That was so jarring, I barely noticed how crappy the effects were.
They were following the conceit of machinery to explain how it works through the whole segment on photosynthesis. And while I too ended up thinking about old VHS 3D demos of fish trying to hang out with birds... the actual function of the machine was appropriate, and all the "parts" were accomplishing the atomic dance that comprises photosynthesis.
We may not be the right audience for a simple visual like this, though... but if it helps a younger (or less educated) crowd grasp the concept of the generation of fuel/energy via photosynthesis, then it works.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
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I immediately thought of the old "Animusic" videos.
Though looking at it now even it looks a bit nicer than the Cosmos segments.
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Simple visuals work pretty well.