Comments on: A matter of conCERN http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/ 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. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:06:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Plongée dans le LHC du CERN « Dr. Goulu http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80134 Plongée dans le LHC du CERN « Dr. Goulu Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:02:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80134 [...] nous sommes donc rentrés chez nous (à 10 minutes seulement, mais j’ai pensé à ceux ont fait le voyage depuis les USA spécialement pour assister à cette journée…) et retournés à 14h plonger 100m sous [...] […] nous sommes donc rentrés chez nous (à 10 minutes seulement, mais j’ai pensé à ceux ont fait le voyage depuis les USA spécialement pour assister à cette journée…) et retournés à 14h plonger 100m sous […]

]]> By: The Skeptic magazine news page » Blog Archive » Skeptics in the Pub, London & Other Events!!! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80133 The Skeptic magazine news page » Blog Archive » Skeptics in the Pub, London & Other Events!!! Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:47:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80133 [...] Last, but not least; TAM regular, Phil Plait - otherwise know as the “Bad Astronomer” - will be having a get together in London while he’s over here filming about the [...] […] Last, but not least; TAM regular, Phil Plait - otherwise know as the “Bad Astronomer” - will be having a get together in London while he’s over here filming about the […]

]]> By: Doug Ellison http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80132 Doug Ellison Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:28:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80132 Very good call Joe. I've copied the link into a threat on the forum about it : http://www.bautforum.com/off-topic-babbling/72182-ba-uk-london-meet-up-thur-april-17th.html#post1206677 Doug Very good call Joe. I’ve copied the link into a threat on the forum about it :

http://www.bautforum.com/off-topic-babbling/72182-ba-uk-london-meet-up-thur-april-17th.html#post1206677

Doug

]]> By: Thomas http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80131 Thomas Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:15:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80131 I wonder what happens if you put a human body (or any other animal) in one of those accelerators... Will it be divided into the particles of which it consists of, or what? I wonder what happens if you put a human body (or any other animal) in one of those accelerators…
Will it be divided into the particles of which it consists of, or what?

]]> By: Joe Dunckley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80130 Joe Dunckley Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:32:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80130 17 April, you say? Nature Networks have organised a pub meet that evening: http://network.nature.com/london/events/2008/04/17/5555 You could totally turn it into a BA/bloggers meet. 17 April, you say? Nature Networks have organised a pub meet that evening: http://network.nature.com/london/events/2008/04/17/5555

You could totally turn it into a BA/bloggers meet.

]]> By: defectiverobot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80129 defectiverobot Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:54:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80129 By the way, Phil, I am <i>so</i> jealous...! England AND CERN! I think I hate you! ;) I took my son (<i>my</i> TLA) to Fermilab on their open house day in February, and we went on a tour of the LHC/CERN communication room (he was too young to go on the actual collider tour) and when it was over he said he wanted to go to CERN. *Sigh* I'd love nothing more than to take him, but feeding and clothing him on a daily basis takes precedence. I leave it up to you to blog on your trip daily so that we may live vicariously through you! By the way, Phil, I am so jealous…! England AND CERN! I think I hate you! ;)
I took my son (my TLA) to Fermilab on their open house day in February, and we went on a tour of the LHC/CERN communication room (he was too young to go on the actual collider tour) and when it was over he said he wanted to go to CERN.

*Sigh*

I’d love nothing more than to take him, but feeding and clothing him on a daily basis takes precedence. I leave it up to you to blog on your trip daily so that we may live vicariously through you!

]]> By: defectiverobot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80128 defectiverobot Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:49:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/03/28/a-matter-of-concern/#comment-80128 Damon and AJ, There was a pretty good article about Brian Cox and <i>Sunshine</i> in Discover magazine. Apparently Danny Boyle wanted to make the movie (relatively) scientifically accurate, so he had Brian Cox come up with a feasible way for the sun to suddenly start dying, as well as a feasible way for it to be reignited. According to Brian, the background theories were always intended to remain in the background, and Danny Boyle made it clear from the beginning that in certain scientific aspects (like sound in outer space) would be ignored for the sake of drama. Personally, I like the movie to a certain extent. I was very displeased that it devolved into a bad slasher flick, and I never one bought the personality conflicts that drove parts of the plot (what agency in its right mind would trust the future of mankind with such a group of bungholes?), but the excellent effects drove it. I mean, the Mercury sequence was utterly amazing. Damon and AJ,

There was a pretty good article about Brian Cox and Sunshine in Discover magazine. Apparently Danny Boyle wanted to make the movie (relatively) scientifically accurate, so he had Brian Cox come up with a feasible way for the sun to suddenly start dying, as well as a feasible way for it to be reignited. According to Brian, the background theories were always intended to remain in the background, and Danny Boyle made it clear from the beginning that in certain scientific aspects (like sound in outer space) would be ignored for the sake of drama.

Personally, I like the movie to a certain extent. I was very displeased that it devolved into a bad slasher flick, and I never one bought the personality conflicts that drove parts of the plot (what agency in its right mind would trust the future of mankind with such a group of bungholes?), but the excellent effects drove it. I mean, the Mercury sequence was utterly amazing.

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