Comments on: Foolish Planetariums http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:15:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: O apoio da ciência a Barack Obama « Ars Physica http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43289 O apoio da ciência a Barack Obama « Ars Physica Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:01:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43289 [...] esse suporte. John McCain e Sarah Palin já fizeram comentários criticando gastos com ciência e educação. Já Obama defende publicamente maior gastos nessas áreas. O partido Republicano, nos últimos 8 [...] […] esse suporte. John McCain e Sarah Palin já fizeram comentários criticando gastos com ciência e educação. Já Obama defende publicamente maior gastos nessas áreas. O partido Republicano, nos últimos 8 […]

]]> By: Virgil Hill http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43290 Virgil Hill Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:00:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43290 This is late I know but just to further clarify; this is no ordinary "overhead projector" and the $3M was "seed" money in a sense. The actual cost of replacing the 40 y.o. equipment is $10-15M, the remainder was to be raised by local private sector contributions. Essentially the money was meant to be an indicator of the federal gov't interest in promoting scientific education and inquiry. This is late I know but just to further clarify; this is no ordinary “overhead projector” and the $3M was “seed” money in a sense. The actual cost of replacing the 40 y.o. equipment is $10-15M, the remainder was to be raised by local private sector contributions. Essentially the money was meant to be an indicator of the federal gov’t interest in promoting scientific education and inquiry.

]]> By: Inte vilken OH-projektor som helst « Studenten & universum http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43288 Inte vilken OH-projektor som helst « Studenten & universum Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:36:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43288 [...] statliga pengar för “planetariums and other foolishness”, ett uttalande som har retat upp [...] […] statliga pengar för “planetariums and other foolishness”, ett uttalande som har retat upp […]

]]> By: McCain versus the Universe « The Musings of Chris Samuel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43296 McCain versus the Universe « The Musings of Chris Samuel Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:22:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43296 [...] is all down to his repeated denigration of a request for US$3M federal funding from the Adler Planetarium in Chicago (which has [...] […] is all down to his repeated denigration of a request for US$3M federal funding from the Adler Planetarium in Chicago (which has […]

]]> By: John Edge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43295 John Edge Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:41:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43295 <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2008/oct/09/johnmccain-congress" rel="nofollow">Link to Michael Tomasky blog piece</a> Link to Michael Tomasky blog piece

]]> By: John Edge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43294 John Edge Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:33:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43294 Posting by Michael Tomasky</a> of The Guardian looking at earmarks in general, and Planetariums in particular. Nice to see science and politics lining up so well!! Posting by Michael Tomasky of The Guardian looking at earmarks in general, and Planetariums in particular.

Nice to see science and politics lining up so well!!

]]> By: That Darn Overhead Projector! | Cosmic Variance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43277 That Darn Overhead Projector! | Cosmic Variance Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:55:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43277 [...] CV readers already know of John McCain’s past griping about planetariums. Well, apparently that planetarium is really stuck in his craw, because he brought it up again in [...] […] CV readers already know of John McCain’s past griping about planetariums. Well, apparently that planetarium is really stuck in his craw, because he brought it up again in […]

]]> By: Stacy Horn » Blog Archive » With McCain We Would Continue to Fall Behind http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43292 Stacy Horn » Blog Archive » With McCain We Would Continue to Fall Behind Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:35:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43292 [...] the Cosmic Variance [...] […] the Cosmic Variance […]

]]> By: Summers http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43291 Summers Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:29:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43291 Another important thing to keep in mind is that a large percentage of the earmark money that Obama has procured has gone to children's hospitals, health clinics, etc. The website that McCain keeps sending people to lists all the earmarks granted in 2006 (or maybe 2007) and the first one with Obama's name on it is a million dollars to replace aging equipment in the Chicago Children's Hospital. Another one was to invest in mobile health clinics that could help service rural areas in Illinois, where the people were far away from the nearest hospitals. Not exactly a pet project to help inner-city Chicago. So even if you have something against planetaria for some reason and cherry-pick this one earmark he got, you can't say that all the earmark spending he received for his constituents was wasteful. Unless you have something against sick children. Another important thing to keep in mind is that a large percentage of the earmark money that Obama has procured has gone to children’s hospitals, health clinics, etc. The website that McCain keeps sending people to lists all the earmarks granted in 2006 (or maybe 2007) and the first one with Obama’s name on it is a million dollars to replace aging equipment in the Chicago Children’s Hospital. Another one was to invest in mobile health clinics that could help service rural areas in Illinois, where the people were far away from the nearest hospitals. Not exactly a pet project to help inner-city Chicago.

So even if you have something against planetaria for some reason and cherry-pick this one earmark he got, you can’t say that all the earmark spending he received for his constituents was wasteful. Unless you have something against sick children.

]]> By: maninalift http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43297 maninalift Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:45:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2008/09/16/foolish-planetariums/#comment-43297 Seems like the your "over-head projector" has been in the news again (most recent presidential debate). McCain's right you know, it's the planetariums that have crippled the American, nay, the world economy. Seems like the your “over-head projector” has been in the news again (most recent presidential debate).

McCain’s right you know, it’s the planetariums that have crippled the American, nay, the world economy.

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