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General Discussion & Feedback => Just Chat! => Topic started by: neilep on 21/03/2011 09:42:31
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I have to say...I do like Proff Bri.....but I'm not finding this latest series captivating enough !.....
.....He spends far too much time standing on top of a mountain !
I want to see "Universe" stuff !!
whajafink ?
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It's .... Okay....
Seems to be a fair bit of 'filler' to keep the, supposedly attention-deficit-disorder prone viewer from getting too bogged down in the 'boring' science.
I didn't think much of his description of Space-Time's topology (gravity wells) being like a mountain range. But I always liked the 'heavy ball deforming a rubber membrane' analogy - even if it is not a perfect approximation.
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It's great pop-science. Very few people with any previous engagement with astronomy will learn much more - but the glossiness of the production and the charisma of Prof B will get hoards of people watching who wouldn't normally dream of it. I think my niece was converted by the first series - and that's gotta be good. 'Science is sexy' - is steaming BS, but more people need to be shown that science is magnificent, awe-inspiring, fun etc; and Brian Cox is very good at that.
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It's .... Okay....
Seems to be a fair bit of 'filler' to keep the, supposedly attention-deficit-disorder prone viewer from getting too bogged down in the 'boring' science.
I didn't think much of his description of Space-Time's topology (gravity wells) being like a mountain range. But I always liked the 'heavy ball deforming a rubber membrane' analogy - even if it is not a perfect approximation.
I agree totally about the ' gravity wells ' description......and found the pulsar piece appealing.
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It's great pop-science. Very few people with any previous engagement with astronomy will learn much more - but the glossiness of the production and the charisma of Prof B will get hoards of people watching who wouldn't normally dream of it. I think my niece was converted by the first series - and that's gotta be good. 'Science is sexy' - is steaming BS, but more people need to be shown that science is magnificent, awe-inspiring, fun etc; and Brian Cox is very good at that.
He does have a charm about him...and is certainly easy on the eye.......See john Culshaw do his impression
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... is certainly easy on the eye
You should wear those solar-eclipse glasses if you plan to look at Brian's show-business (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D:Ream) teeth [:)]
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I agree totally about the ' gravity wells ' description......and found the pulsar piece appealing.
True. I also meant to say I did like his narrative on what Entropy mean for the Universe - That was good!
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Its not a bad series but spoilt for me by his sometimes annoying Manchurian drawl.
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... is certainly easy on the eye
You should wear those solar-eclipse glasses if you plan to look at Brian's show-business (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D:Ream) teeth [:)]
D-ream on !!
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... spoilt for me by his sometimes annoying Manchurian drawl.
I didn't know he was Chinese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchuria) [:)] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mancunian)