Comments on: Here Be Dragons

By: Mike Torr

Mike Torr — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:54:52 +0000

I was also a little surprised by some of the products shown at the beginning. However, I have to say that overall this was a brilliant production, just the right length, and well worth watching. It has certainly caused me to stop and reconsider some of the decisions I have made and perhaps do some more thorough research – and I consider myself a fairly critical person.

Well done Brian!

By: Random Tangent

Random Tangent — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:38:33 +0000

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By: Negligible Knowledge Base Negligible Knowledge Base — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:12:19 +0000 [...] [via Bad Astronomy Blog] [...] By: Jeffrey Ellis Jeffrey Ellis — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:01:26 +0000 The “Here Be Dragons” site appears to be down. Anybody know if this is temporary? By: Ian Ian — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:39:10 +0000 I like how fish oil (omega 3) supplements are considered irrational and “dragons.” LOL. Might want to consult a dietitian on that one. Or yoga. Hmmm. Is stretching before a run a “dragon” and nonsense? And organic foods are nonsense and a “dragon” too. OMG, that person doesn’t want pesticides all over their food, they must be a total nutter! Tasteless white strawberries from CA are no different from locally grown red ones, only irrational people would think differently! Let’s turn back the time machine a few decades. Using this reasoning someone who thought thalidomide was maybe not so good for expectant moms would be considered an irrational nutter? Maybe someone opposed to spraying DDT in your neighborhood? After all men in white lab coats with PhDs say it is A-OK. And they can never, ever be wrong. Right? By: Kol Kol — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:25:28 +0000 @Wes: Not to tell you how to teach your classes or anything but: If I chose “Logic and Critical Thinking” as part of my curriculum, I would expect the professor to bust my chops if I were to present him/her with any of the subjects described in the vid. Sure, you may lose students that are too busy checking their multitudinous contact applications on their laptops but there are a few that are paying attention. Those few are the fruits of your endeavors. Teach. If money, fame or academic recognition are your goals, you’ve picked the wrong career. If you seek praise for elevating the intelligence of your species… You’re looking in the right direction. Do your best.
By: Chester M.

Chester M. — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:12:04 +0000
While I was watching this, I couldn't help but think of Wikipedia's article on weasel words. I liked this video, it felt a lot more productive than watching The A-Team on Hulu. I particularly liked the part about the theory of large numbers. Probably the one thing I'm going to take away from this video is looking for specific, repeatable experiments which support or hinder the claims.