Comments on: Zoned Out

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:32:22 +0000

Talking of Bad Universe, I just saw the Aliens episode (Ep. 2 I think) the other day, and I was horrified at some of the arguments.
Mostly, that huge accelerations are needed to go fast enough to get anywhere interplanetary or interstellar.
Could some-one please remind Dr. Plait that v=a.t, so to get a large velocity, you can use a large amount of time instead of a large acceleration. The fastest space craft is Deep Space 1, which uses an ion engine you could hold back with your finger…

By: shane

shane — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:50:58 +0000

@Drhoz
Discovery channel on Foxtel.

By: Drhoz

Drhoz — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:28:17 +0000

Screening in Oz? when, what channel?

By: Levi in NY

Levi in NY — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:37:15 +0000

The Skeptic Zone and the SGU are the two podcasts I *have* to listen to every week! George Hrab’s podcast is great too. And Astronomy Cast. And Skeptoid. Hmm, maybe there are too many…though on the other hand, in a world with so much woo and ignorance of science, I’m not sure there is such a thing as too much science/skepticism content.

By: Zucchi

Zucchi — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:49:14 +0000

I’ll give a listen. (Between the Skeptic Zone, the Skeptic’s Guide, and the other great science-related podcasts, I just don’t have time to listen to them all.)

By: Ken B

Ken B — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:10:43 +0000

It’s on my iTunes podcast subscriptions, but I see I haven’t listened to it in a while. Perhaps I should start again?

By: Brian Lang

Brian Lang — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:39:27 +0000

Speaking of Bad Universe, when will there be another episode??