Comments on: “There’s a black hole in my heart that I long to fill” http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:08:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Christopher M http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41493 Christopher M Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:19:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41493 I'm pretty sure I saw that guy <a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080212/Battlestar-Galactica_l.jpg" rel="nofollow">hooking up with a Cylon</a>. I’m pretty sure I saw that guy hooking up with a Cylon.

]]> By: Eugene http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41503 Eugene Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:58:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41503 Fermilab seems to get all the hot young male physicists. First Rocky ala Dr. December of the Studmuffins, and now this. And I can also vouch for the panties story, since I heard it from a <i>very</i> reliable source. Fermilab seems to get all the hot young male physicists. First Rocky ala Dr. December of the Studmuffins, and now this.

And I can also vouch for the panties story, since I heard it from a very reliable source.

]]> By: James Davies http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41502 James Davies Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:40:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41502 An astronomer buddy of mine at Johns Hopkins made a similar "most eligible bachelors" list in Baltimore Magazine several years ago. My thinking is that these lifestyle magazines really like to throw a smart person into the mix, and astrophysicists always make the cut because the public sees astrophysicist (he was actually a rocket scientist) as the pinnacle of "smart." And astronomy is probably the sexist science as far as public interest goes too. We of course all had a good laugh. I hope he still lists it on his CV. =] An astronomer buddy of mine at Johns Hopkins made a similar “most eligible bachelors” list in Baltimore Magazine several years ago. My thinking is that these lifestyle magazines really like to throw a smart person into the mix, and astrophysicists always make the cut because the public sees astrophysicist (he was actually a rocket scientist) as the pinnacle of “smart.” And astronomy is probably the sexist science as far as public interest goes too.

We of course all had a good laugh. I hope he still lists it on his CV. =]

]]> By: rob http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41501 rob Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:57:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41501 one woman threw her panties up on stagee? are you sure it wasn't a g-superstring? one woman threw her panties up on stagee? are you sure it wasn’t a g-superstring?

]]> By: rangerjen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41495 rangerjen Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:23:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41495 I date a cute geeky physicist. There are lots of women out there who want men like this.....I caught mine in a rare moment when he left his computer to see the outside world briefly, grabbed him before he could retreat back into solitude. :) I date a cute geeky physicist. There are lots of women out there who want men like this…..I caught mine in a rare moment when he left his computer to see the outside world briefly, grabbed him before he could retreat back into solitude. :)

]]> By: Jim Chisholm http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41494 Jim Chisholm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:24:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41494 The Fermilab theory group seems to have a <a href="http://ed.fnal.gov/trc_new/sciencelines_online/winter96_97/scientist.html" rel="nofollow">good track record</a> with this sort of thing. The Fermilab theory group seems to have a good track record with this sort of thing.

]]> By: dolo mite http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41500 dolo mite Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:25:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41500 i went through profiles of some of the other 19 "eligible singles" and, well....eeek! with luck, there will probably be five ceos of the-next-enron from that list. novelty apart, do physicists really want to part of such a racket? if this considered progress, it is lamentable indeed that such consumer fetishism has taken over. i went through profiles of some of the other 19 “eligible singles” and, well….eeek! with luck, there will probably be five ceos of the-next-enron from that list. novelty apart, do physicists really want to part of such a racket? if this considered progress, it is lamentable indeed that such consumer fetishism has taken over.

]]> By: fh http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41499 fh Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:14:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41499 (take that last comment with a smiley ;) (take that last comment with a smiley ;)

]]> By: fh http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41498 fh Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:09:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41498 Kea, obviously you have never tried being a smart white guy: It's NOT. Kea, obviously you have never tried being a smart white guy: It’s NOT.

]]> By: Haelfix http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41497 Haelfix Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:38:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/07/12/theres-a-black-hole-in-my-heart-that-i-long-to-fill/#comment-41497 Funny how students take after their mentors habits. B Greene's influence at work! Funny how students take after their mentors habits. B Greene’s influence at work!

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