Comments on: Magazinalia

By: BlondeReb3

BlondeReb3 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:12:21 +0000

I got no double entendre to add, only that scientists are totally hot.

By: Brian Cox on BBC 2 tonight | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Brian Cox on BBC 2 tonight | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:59:36 +0000

[...] see the program. And, of course, some of you might want to see it because Brian has a certain, um, appeal to a lot of folks. I just like the topic, and Brian himself, so I’m looking forward to [...]

By: tombarber

tombarber — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:23:56 +0000

Ok, Phil, I went to Gia’s website and what did I find? A picture of DFTS as part of her wish list. A bit of blogging incest here?

By: YeahRightLikeI'dSignThisComment

YeahRightLikeI'dSignThisComment — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:45:25 +0000

Maybe his rock is bigger, but we’ve all seen your telescope…

By: Sili

Sili — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:10:52 +0000

I want a Brian Cox calendar.

(Well, I want Brian Cox, himself, but I’m being realistic here. Twelve pictures of him in various stages of undress will have to do. Heck, they could sell them to help financing the repairs of the LHC!)

By: Scott Smith

Scott Smith — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:45:16 +0000

Phil.. it’s not the size of your stones, it’s how the stones are rocking the world.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:21:27 +0000

@Utakata:
Oh. “Wiki that”. Couldn’t you have bolded that? Because, see, I *googled* it…
Just let me say that the internet is a strange place.
And that is all I want to say about it.

By: Utakata

Utakata — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:48:06 +0000

…when it comes to Brian Cox, the word *bishounen comes to mind.

*Note: feel free to Wiki that.

By: Cheyenne

Cheyenne — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:54:26 +0000

Totally off topic but for you NASA fans you should check out the New York Times OpEd today that was penned by Alan Stern. Quite a read.

nytimes.com/2008/11/24/opinion/24stern.html?_r=1&hp

By: The Chemist

The Chemist — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:53:01 +0000

The article has, sadly, a mistake: it says PZ is the author of “the most popular science blog in the world”. While that’s technically true, of course “popular” != “good”. I mean, this is science, so we need to be technically accurate, right?

I blame Comic Sans. But then I always blame Comic Sans.

By: Maura

Maura — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:48:07 +0000

I heard an interview with the director Danny Boyle shortly before the release of his movie Sunshine, on which Brian Cox was science advisor. He said that he had Cillian Murphy in mind to play the physicist on this mission where the best, most brilliant scientists are sent on a mission to save the planet. He was hesitating because he didn’t think it was believable that the world’s foremost nuclear physicist would also have Cillian Murphy’s movie star good looks.

Then he met Brian Cox, realized that life is not fair, and cast Murphy.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:45:23 +0000

LOL Richard. More CVille love here too!

Also, Brian Cox for Skepdudes?!

By: Ian O'Neill

Ian O'Neill — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:41:59 +0000

But don’t worry Phil, your asteroid is way prettier, I love the way it rolls.

(and I hear Asteroid PZ Myers is a boring lump of weathered rock anyway)

By: Michael L

Michael L — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:18:06 +0000

Asteroid envy anyone?

By: Larian LeQuella

Larian LeQuella — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:36:03 +0000

Are all these double entrendes intentional? Rocks, Cox, hung, … Must be a slow day in the BA offices or we’re all starting to go stir crazy.

By: Bill Roberts

Bill Roberts — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:18:32 +0000

Phil,

It’s not the size of the asteroid, it’s the motion of the orbit.

By: Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum

Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:17:23 +0000

-WE- know better! Bad Astronomy is the best science blog, hands down!
Rich in Charlottesville sucking up! ;-D