topher Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Only a few objects in this picture are stars, which appear as spiked points of light. The rest are galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Premiere tonight! Who's tuning in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 It was visually cool but covered material so basic (elementary school concepts) that I was a bit bored with first episode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 (elementary school concepts)It's still Fox, after all.I've been so excited about this, and I still haven't had time to watch it. It must happen tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'm just saying, if the second episode is like this, I'll bail out. I know what the stars and planets are, relatively how old they are, how people in the 1600s viewed the earth as the center of the universe, etc. Seems like the next one is about microbiology. If he is explaining what a cell is and the theory of evolution, I'll be pretty bored. Was hoping this would be more particle physics, string theory, space/time travel theories, etc. There's a way to dumb that stuff down for fox. They cover it on discovery and history sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I'm just saying, if the second episode is like this, I'll bail out. I know what the stars and planets are, relatively how old they are, how people in the 1600s viewed the earth as the center of the universe, etc. Seems like the next one is about microbiology. If he is explaining what a cell is and the theory of evolution, I'll be pretty bored. Was hoping this would be more particle physics, string theory, space/time travel theories, etc. There's a way to dumb that stuff down for fox. They cover it on discovery and history sometimes. how many episodes is this supposed to be? and one of the goals of this show is to get kids interested in this stuff like sagan's miniseries did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 I gotta disagree with 'bowski, even though I know where he's coming from. I watched the premiere at my parents house. My dad and I are both really into science and though we may not have learned a whole bunch of new things while watching, it was still a great episode. My mom on the other hand, doesn't know a whole lot about science, but she was definitely impressed. This show may be aimed more at the layperson, but that's a far more important audience than those of us who are already hooked on science. We don't need this show, but we want it. Mainstream America does need this show. My 2 bits. Also, anyone else get super sad when Neil showed Sagan's personal calendar with his appointment to meet him written down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjb2k1 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 not sad, actually thought that was pretty awesome he had that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Really enjoyed him talking about meeting Sagan as well. If it's aimed at kids and people who stopped enjoying science after middle/high school, cool. I'm not saying it is a bad show. Just saying, I hoped this was updating the viewer on state of the art astronomy/astrophysics/physical sciences but in a way that everyone could get something out of it. Wasn't anywhere near that. It was really simple topics with super advanced visualizations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgry Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I think the entire show will be aimed at the 7/8pm casual Sunday night family viewing. No way they will get into string theory or particle physics in depth. If you're looking for that there are a ton of shows like Nova and the Universe out there on Netflix. That said, I'll still watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Seen em all already (I think). In depth is not the same as saying with rigorous mathematical explanation/proof. The latter would turn people away. I think the former is very achievable. Let's not pretend like this show is for the lowest common denominator. 1/3 of Americans believe the earth is 6k years old. They aren't watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrichardrichard Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I must say, I'm thrilled that this is on Network TV. Obviously, Fox wouldn't show it if they couldn't make money off of it, but I think this legitimizes knowledge in a world that doesn't really value it (entertainment). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 1/3 of Americans believe the earth is 6k years old. Quoting for truth. Truth and shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdtg Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 1/3 of Americans believe the earth is 6k years old. They aren't watching. Quoting for truth. Truth and shame. Did you watch Bill Nye debate Ken Ham? I just don't even understand, but neither do they I guess... crazy. Any idea if the soundtrack/score to this Cosmos will be pressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Did you watch Bill Nye debate Ken Ham? I just don't even understand, but neither do they I guess... crazy. I most certainly did. Unfortunately, Bill was at a disadvantage, having to do the lecture at the creation museum. Most creationists definitely think Ken Ham "won". Bill didn't even get to discuss the fusion found to have occurred on chromosome #2, thereby proving that humans ascended from an animal with 48 chromosomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Thread has been changed! Anything science related can be posted here. Cosmos stuff is still more than welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Any idea if the soundtrack/score to this Cosmos will be pressed? Alan Silvestri did the music; but it probably depends on Fox. Personally, I wouldn't bet it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 That's a wrap. Pretty good. Didn't blow me away. Might have been cool if they had done this a year later after that primordial gravitational wave discovery. I guess there's always some new big discovery in science to wait for though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 I hate that I forgot about this thread. Well, I loved it. Like I said before, if you want mind-blowing discoveries, obviously Fox Programming isn't going to be the one to deliver them. As long as it got a smattering of Young-Earthers, Creationists, climate change deniers, and all-round science grumblers to re-evaluate their positions, I think it did it's job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Anyone know of a good book that covers modern physics for a casual reader? Not brief history of time, kind of looking for its equivalent but published in the last couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Anyone know of a good book that covers modern physics for a casual reader? Not brief history of time, kind of looking for its equivalent but published in the last couple years. It's from 1994, so I'm not sure if it fits your criteria, but Michio Kaku's Hyperspace rules. Leonard Susskind's The Cosmic Landscape is more recent, but it's not as broad. Mostly about string theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 BAM! http://www.theskepticsguide.org/astronomers-confident-that-planet-x-has-been-found-holy-crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 It would be pretty cool to get to name a planet. Don't really find it to be exciting news, though. There's tons of junk out there in the solar system. Finding a new planet (even a large one) doesn't really advance our knowledge of the universe in any way, which is what the big discoveries do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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