Comments on: I’m a Geek Dad http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/ 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, 23 Nov 2009 13:26:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ToSeek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-213405 ToSeek Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:00:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/#comment-213405 I bet I know where you got the pizza! ;) I bet I know where you got the pizza! ;)

]]> By: shane http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-213163 shane Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:46:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/#comment-213163 Heh heh, "so if you go to Australia, even looking at a map of Australia, will kill you." Heh heh,
“so if you go to Australia, even looking at a map of Australia, will kill you.”

]]> By: cletus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-213153 cletus Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:11:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/#comment-213153 Punctuation? When you speak? You mean like Victor Borge? Punctuation? When you speak? You mean like Victor Borge?

]]> By: Hao http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-213114 Hao Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:19:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/#comment-213114 You mentioned in the interview that you can't see the ring nebula directly, but that it pops into view if you look away - I assume that's because of the absence of s-cones in the fovea of the eye? [EDIT] Actually, it's probably because of the lack of rods in the fovea of the eye - lack of s-cones would just mean that it'd register as a different color - but if it's faint enough that only the rods pick it up, that would explain why it would disappear if you looked directly at it. You mentioned in the interview that you can’t see the ring nebula directly, but that it pops into view if you look away – I assume that’s because of the absence of s-cones in the fovea of the eye?

[EDIT] Actually, it’s probably because of the lack of rods in the fovea of the eye – lack of s-cones would just mean that it’d register as a different color – but if it’s faint enough that only the rods pick it up, that would explain why it would disappear if you looked directly at it.

]]> By: JHGRedekop http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-213072 JHGRedekop Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:20:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/#comment-213072 Victor Borge worked out a system for using punctuation when you speak. Perhaps you can make use of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4qii8S3gw Victor Borge worked out a system for using punctuation when you speak. Perhaps you can make use of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4qii8S3gw

]]> By: Jenny Williams http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-213067 Jenny Williams Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:02:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/#comment-213067 Sorry, Phil. Perhaps I should have edited more out. But perhaps more homeschoolers will seek out critical thinking curriculum now? Sure, there are plenty of us that care about that kind of thing, but I've known plenty that haven't, too. Sorry, Phil. Perhaps I should have edited more out. But perhaps more homeschoolers will seek out critical thinking curriculum now? Sure, there are plenty of us that care about that kind of thing, but I’ve known plenty that haven’t, too.

]]> By: Phillip M http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/comment-page-1/#comment-213047 Phillip M Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:08:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/09/14/im-a-geek-dad/#comment-213047 Great interview. The comments are hitting you pretty hard for your statement about home school. I totally agree with you about home school. From my experience (which is not a large sample size, about 30 families) with home school most are close minded religious zealots that do not teach science or critical thinking skills. Great interview. The comments are hitting you pretty hard for your statement about home school. I totally agree with you about home school. From my experience (which is not a large sample size, about 30 families) with home school most are close minded religious zealots that do not teach science or critical thinking skills.

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