Comments on: Sexy geeks http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nygard http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25645 Nygard Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:37:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25645 Sorry, Phil. I have to vote for Lada. She was a classmate of mine. She was a freshman at Caltech when I was a senior. (Well, super-senior, actually.) Sorry, Phil. I have to vote for Lada. She was a classmate of mine. She was a freshman at Caltech when I was a senior. (Well, super-senior, actually.)

]]> By: Chas http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25644 Chas Fri, 15 Dec 2006 13:00:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25644 RE "Astronomy is the sexiest of all sciences" ---- I have a T-shirt that states: "Date an Astronomer! Who else can promise you the Sun, Moon and stars . . . AND DELIVER! RE “Astronomy is the sexiest of all sciences” —-

I have a T-shirt that states:

“Date an Astronomer! Who else can promise you the Sun, Moon and stars . . . AND DELIVER!

]]> By: Melusine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25643 Melusine Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:28:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25643 Given the comments, it certainly does seem the poll is heavily skewed toward male tastes, but Mike Brown is definitely the sexiest geek - <a href="http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/" rel="nofollow">I mean what's sexier than finding the largest dwarf planet known so far?</a> He's got the whole cosmic thing going...that kind of knowledge is definitely sexy. (Almost as sexy as supernovae.) Anyway, Mike Brown isn't on the bottom of the poll anymore. Given the comments, it certainly does seem the poll is heavily skewed toward male tastes, but Mike Brown is definitely the sexiest geek – I mean what’s sexier than finding the largest dwarf planet known so far? He’s got the whole cosmic thing going…that kind of knowledge is definitely sexy. (Almost as sexy as supernovae.)

Anyway, Mike Brown isn’t on the bottom of the poll anymore.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25642 The Bad Astronomer Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:37:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25642 Hey, Reitstoen, I have several clips online at YouTube as well: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBadAstronomer :-) Hey, Reitstoen, I have several clips online at YouTube as well: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBadAstronomer
:-)

]]> By: Reitstoen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25641 Reitstoen Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:55:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25641 Remeber to vote for Bad Astronomy Blog! I've put a banner on my page, just to do my part :) http://www.reitstoen.com/plait.php + page with Dawkins, Shermer, Randi... Hope it helps, even if i don't have too many visitors. Remeber to vote for Bad Astronomy Blog!
I’ve put a banner on my page, just to do my part :)
http://www.reitstoen.com/plait.php + page with Dawkins, Shermer, Randi…
Hope it helps, even if i don’t have too many visitors.

]]> By: Harold http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25640 Harold Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:07:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25640 Excellent. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25639 The Bad Astronomer Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:54:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25639 Rob, nuts. I fixed it, thanks. :-) Harold, <a href="http://www.csicop.org/si/2006-05/stars.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">I wrote an article for Skeptical Inquirer on this topic that was published recently</a>. Rob, nuts. I fixed it, thanks. :-)

Harold, I wrote an article for Skeptical Inquirer on this topic that was published recently.

]]> By: Evolving Squid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25638 Evolving Squid Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:29:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25638 Sneaky Squid is not a relative of mine. Although I have heard that Sneaky, Skulking, Stealthy, Secretive, Shady, part of the 7 Squids (from Shoggoth and the Seven Squids) are just trying to up their blog link count :). The two "Black Squids" of that family, Frank and Forthright have chosen to stay out of this whole voting thing. Sneaky Squid is not a relative of mine.

Although I have heard that Sneaky, Skulking, Stealthy, Secretive, Shady, part of the 7 Squids (from Shoggoth and the Seven Squids) are just trying to up their blog link count :) .

The two “Black Squids” of that family, Frank and Forthright have chosen to stay out of this whole voting thing.

]]> By: Rob http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25637 Rob Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:28:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25637 Hate to be the one to say it, but vis-a-vis is french, not latin. Then again, french is a lot sexier than latin! I've only got so many computers, but I'm doing what I can in the voting stakes... Hate to be the one to say it, but vis-a-vis is french, not latin. Then again, french is a lot sexier than latin!

I’ve only got so many computers, but I’m doing what I can in the voting stakes…

]]> By: Harold http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25636 Harold Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:20:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25636 Phil, off-topic, but...with Christmas coming around, is there any chance you could do a piece on the International Star Registry? I've searched through the archives and only found peripheral references to the ISR. I just did an entry of my own, but I'd like to hear what you have to say on the topic. http://anothermonkey.blogspot.com/2006/12/what-not-to-buy-for-christmas.html And what about those companies that will "broadcast your voice into space"? Seriously. How much money do these operations take in each year? Phil, off-topic, but…with Christmas coming around, is there any chance you could do a piece on the International Star Registry? I’ve searched through the archives and only found peripheral references to the ISR. I just did an entry of my own, but I’d like to hear what you have to say on the topic.
http://anothermonkey.blogspot.com/2006/12/what-not-to-buy-for-christmas.html
And what about those companies that will “broadcast your voice into space”? Seriously. How much money do these operations take in each year?

]]> By: Sneaky Squid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-25635 Sneaky Squid Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:15:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/12/14/sexy-geeks/#comment-25635 Man, it's all just sex, sex, sex with you, isn't it? Man, it’s all just sex, sex, sex with you, isn’t it?

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