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In recent news: The Big Bang Theory: Half of Americans ‘Doubtful’ it Happened Edit: quote:Nobel Prize medicine winner in 2013, Randy Schekman, of the University of California Berkeley, explains why the poll might display surprising results. 
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Royal W posted:We already know how Cosmos ends: everybody, everything, everywhere dies.
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I was at my folks' place for Easter dinner on Sunday. I have a really religious family and most of them have been watching Cosmos. My young nephews stayed after dinner while their parent's went to an Easter concert. My mom had us watch some religious videos and then something got brought up and I mentioned how it was illustrated well on one of the last episodes. One of my nephews mentioned he hadn't watched it yet. So we ended up watching the first episode. The kids got bored and turned to their tablets to play Minecraft, sadly, but it sparked some good discussion for the rest of us. Primarily, when the Big Bang was mentioned, my mom said "well that's only a theory, right?" as she's a bit incredulous towards a lot of these things. I then had a chance to explain what a scientific theory means and how it's only made after extensive testing, not just a guess on a whim and how proofs are really only found in math. It made me really happy and we watched most of this last episode when it aired live together. I'm not entirely thrilled with this series, but can say it's sparked good thought and discussion from my family members who are deeply religious and not too scientifically literate. Also, a few pages back someone mentioned wanting to return to school to study physics but is afraid of the math. I'm in my mid 30s and am in my 3rd quarter of returning to school to pursue an engineering degree while also working full time. I ended High School at intermediate algebra and C averages in math since 6th grade. I started community college at the lowest math class offered many years ago. I've never take chemistry or physics or any math above basic trig so it's been kicking my butt (I'm in Calculus I now). I'm way happy to be learning these things, though, and there's so much info online to help it make sense. If you're willing to give it the effort it's definitely doable.
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404notfound posted:I wish water weren't so central to every episode. It's really weird hearing NdT constantly say "warter." I was wondering if I was the only one bothered by the way he pronounces the word.
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Apr 22, 2014 14:04
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MY GIRLFRIEND in college pronounced it "wutter," so it could be a lot worse. She was from Pennsylvania. Plus it's Neil, not my ex, so that alone makes it infinitely easier to listen to.
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Apr 22, 2014 20:38
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My dad says warter and he's from Sumter, SC
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I honestly don't see a huge backlash to this current Cosmos. I think the few examples we've seen really were just people fishing for stories to laugh at fundies with. If anything, I'm surprised whatever backlash that exists isn't louder. The general impression I'm getting is despite all the anticipation, the show really just isn't registering on many peoples' radar. People would rather talk about sports or Game of Thrones. I'd like to believe the lack of controversy is a product of how the anti-science crowd really doesn't have good ammunition when directly confronted with all these positive narratives regarding scientists, but I think it's more simply a product of how the general public debate of science is still largely marginal. Maybe people will talk about this show if it does an episode that's blatantly pro-vaccine, because that sad, sad "debate" is striking a nerve on social media at least.
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People just didn't get the memo; don't worry, a commentary in The Minneapolis Star Tribune will set them straight towards the truth: quote:Reclaiming the Big Bang as the story of creation NDT is shrugging his shoulders at causes and purposes, that smug materialist scientist! quote:The product of the Big Bang is a universe that obeys a set of laws in which most of matter is accelerating and dissipating into the cold vacuum of space. But on a particular planet revolving around a particular star there exist particular conditions to sustain the life breathed into matter by the spirit of God. It is on this elected planet that God set aside a garden and called forth another spiritual being incarnated in matter. That’s us. Our purpose is to do the will of the father by acting as the human species bound in love with each other as the body of Christ. We are charged with winning back the rest of Earth from an evil angel who was cast out of the heavens and has not yet been fully separated into the cold isolation of hell that awaits him as well as the angels and humans who joined his rebellion. I'm not sure why materialists would be offended by the idea but sure. quote:An atheist physicist (some physicists are atheists; some are Muslim, Hindu, Confucian or Christian) coined the term “big bang” as an insult to the priest and others who he felt were biased by the biblical account of a sudden created beginning of the universe. For a century (and still today) science textbooks pontificated as a “law of conservation” that “matter can be neither created nor destroyed.” Some ideologies are spectacularly resistant to larger truths.  He goes on like this for another few paragraphs. But who is this David Pence? quote:David Pence is a radiation oncologist in Alexandria, Minn., and a science teacher. Not like this.e: vvv He's also a science teacher, which is the bigger disappointment for me. Mo_Steel fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Apr 27, 2014 |
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Mo_Steel posted:
Get it out of your head that doctors are scientists. Most doctors couldn't care less if they were peddling snake oil or the real deal as long as they get paid. When I was a freshman tons of premeds protested against the bio department's evolution mandate because they were god fearing premeds.
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AzureSkys posted:
Pretty much the same here as well. I'm going in for NDT, nondestructive testing and the math is what freaks me out. I've purchased a few self-teaching books in prep for my fall classes, but goddamn- having my math book stolen the entire last year of high school really hosed me up, and I graduated back in '04. But like you, I'm beyond happy as I enjoy trying to live up to autodidact standards. I am also extremely thankful for Khan Academy and Stanford Online, et al. I can't wait to be in the NDT field. Something, something, joke about initials.
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drunkill posted:Oh Neil What is this picture exactly? Saw it in this article but without any captions or description.
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Apr 28, 2014 00:42
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It's called SteveJacieNeil1980 on that page. I'm guessing it's just a picture of NDT with two of his friends back in 1980.
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Apr 28, 2014 00:45
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It's on like five days a week! How much proof do they need?? 
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Apr 28, 2014 00:47
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So I wonder how stupid this week's episode will make me feel. Oh gently caress YES I was dying for them to finally get around to light pollution.
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Apr 28, 2014 02:00
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It took me until either last week, or the week before, to realize that in the intro it pauses slightly on CS before spreading out to spell Cosmos. Is that because it's Carl Sagan's initials or am I reading too much into it?
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Apr 28, 2014 02:03
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Bear with Tail always looks hilarious to me. The Subaru Logo is my favorite star cluster too
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Apr 28, 2014 02:04
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Yes mythology to explain natural phenomena 
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Apr 28, 2014 02:06
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Awww yes, Devil's Tower
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Apr 28, 2014 02:06
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Bear out of nowhere!
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Apr 28, 2014 02:06
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Orion you creep
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Apr 28, 2014 02:07
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I think I saw Richard Dreyfuss climbing over a rock
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Apr 28, 2014 02:07
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Wow Zeus they just wanted help, not to be stars
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Apr 28, 2014 02:08
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No do not pray to Zeus, you are women!!!
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Apr 28, 2014 02:08
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Hi ladies, I'm Orion 
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Apr 28, 2014 02:08
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Cue Benny Hill chase music...
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Apr 28, 2014 02:08
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Weird that it opens with Devil's Tower. I watched Close Encounters last night for the first time.
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Dr_Strangelove posted:I think I saw Richard Dreyfuss climbing over a rock I had an urge for mashed potatoes.
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Orion you creep He also got blinded by a douchebag king because he (the king) didn't want to give his end of a bargain He got cured of this blindness by staring at the rising sun.
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:Weird that it opens with Devil's Tower. I watched Close Encounters last night for the first time. This post makes me feel real old Kammat posted:I had an urge for mashed potatoes. Just don't build a giant clay model on the dining table.
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Apr 28, 2014 02:10
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Kammat posted:I had an urge for mashed potatoes.
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Apr 28, 2014 02:10
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I swear to god if this part started with "they plead to the Rock to save them" and ended with IF YOU SMELLLLL!!!
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Apr 28, 2014 02:11
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Robnoxious posted:~/o Look with care, for the shape of a square ~/o Thirty-seven years later and Barry's abduction still thoroughly creeps me out 
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MrTpug posted:I swear to god if this part started with "they plead to the Rock to save them" and ended with IF YOU SMELLLLL!!! According to their legends, the gods answered and did drop the People's Elbow upon the bears, ending the danger.
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Apr 28, 2014 02:12
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"Computers"  .
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Apr 28, 2014 02:12
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Pickering was totally bangin these ladies though right?
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Apr 28, 2014 02:13
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I like how the one lady is using one of those handheld hearing aid devices that stupid people see in pictures and think its a time traveler or something.
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Apr 28, 2014 02:21
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Marlee Matlin is totally gonna win an Emmy for her voice overwork on this program, right?
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Apr 28, 2014 02:27
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Sucks to be you Mercury and Venus!
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Apr 28, 2014 02:36
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Model rocketry such an extreme pursuit that it's endorsed by both red bull and mountain dew, who knew
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Gamma ray bursts are awesome.
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