A Night with the Stars - Prof Brian Cox

[jurbie]

thinfourth2 said:

jurbie said:

Cox is a fully paid up member of the climatecrap gravy train so they are all in good company, you wouldn't be seeing Cox on TV if he wasn't.

Agreed it was nothing but lefty crap

Why can't they just murder poor people


Oh hang on


This isn't NP&E


I quite enjoyed it

I was simply correcting the earlier posters belief that Prof Cox would know anything about climate science, sorry if it struck a nerve. As you say this isn't NP&E so I'm not sure why you would bring it up. I also enjoyed the programme and even Sky plussed for future reference.

[crofty1984]

FeatherZ said:

Brian Cox's programs are the sole reason I'm now working towards a physics degree.

I'd like to say me too, but I'm only re-doing my A-level. Best of luck with it!

[Mr GrimNasty]

Funny how times change. Back in the 80's the Christmas Lectures on BBC were far more challenging and 'deep' than this over-simplified program. Now the Christmas Lectures are so boring and dumbed down they wouldn't challenge an amoeba.

[elster]

Mr GrimNasty said:

Funny how times change. Back in the 80's the Christmas Lectures on BBC were far more challenging and 'deep' than this over-simplified program. Now the Christmas Lectures are so boring and dumbed down they wouldn't challenge an amoeba.

That wasn't one of the christmas lectures.

http://www.rigb.org/contentControl?action=displayC...

[carl_w]

FeatherZ said:

Brian Cox's programs are the sole reason I'm now working towards a physics degree.

Good on you. "Proper science" is still well respected in a number of industries.

[ali4390]

GTIR said:

I love Cox.

No one is denying that...

[hornet]

Enjoyed that a lot. Cox sometimes gets slated for his style, but if it gets people interested in science, I don't really see the issue? His enthusiasm for the subject is obvious, he doesn't take himself too seriously (regularly makes jokes at his own expense on Infinite Monkey Cage) and most importantly doesn't come across as self important, which is something Dawkins is guilty of. Diving into popular physics and cosmology books has definitely helped sharpen my reasoning and problem solving at work, and were I not knee deep in professional studies, I'd love to follow up on the Fisher-Price "My First Cosmology Qualification" OU course I did a few years back, as it fascinates me. It's nice to have decent, non-patronising science programmes on TV after years of dumbing things down. If that means more of Cox whistfully staring into the middle distance, I have no issue with it.

[Mr GrimNasty]

elster said:

Mr GrimNasty said:

Funny how times change. Back in the 80's the Christmas Lectures on BBC were far more challenging and 'deep' than this over-simplified program. Now the Christmas Lectures are so boring and dumbed down they wouldn't challenge an amoeba.

That wasn't one of the christmas lectures.

http://www.rigb.org/contentControl?action=displayC...

Derrrrrr. I never said it was. I was comparing the 'depth' of this program to the Christmas lectures past and present.

[FeatherZ]

Can't find anywhere with Uncaged Monkeys tickets available, anyone know where to look (2012)?

[elster]

Mr GrimNasty said:

elster said:

Mr GrimNasty said:

Funny how times change. Back in the 80's the Christmas Lectures on BBC were far more challenging and 'deep' than this over-simplified program. Now the Christmas Lectures are so boring and dumbed down they wouldn't challenge an amoeba.

That wasn't one of the christmas lectures.

http://www.rigb.org/contentControl?action=displayC...

Derrrrrr. I never said it was. I was comparing the 'depth' of this program to the Christmas lectures past and present.

The past few years Christmas lectures have been very good and I'm looking forward to this years about the brain.

I think possibly nostalgia is in the way of your views though.

[Spiffing]

FeatherZ said:

Can't find anywhere with Uncaged Monkeys tickets available, anyone know where to look (2012)?

Not out yet, but please book to see it. I was lucky enough see both tours this year and thought they were superb. Also there is this http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1604 which has had great speakers and comedians in the past. Sold out, however Robin does tweet to resell tickets if people can't make it.

[GTIR]

ali4390 said:

GTIR said:

I love Cox.

No one is denying that...

Yey!

Group cox love.

[FeatherZ]

If anyone was interested by this program, they should now go and watch Jim Al Khalili : Atom (A 3 part series).

[callyman]

FeatherZ said:

If anyone was interested by this program, they should now go and watch Jim Al Khalili : Atom (A 3 part series).

Agreed it's brilliant.
As is his 2 part 'everything and nothing'.

[crofty1984]

FeatherZ said:

If anyone was interested by this program, they should now go and watch Jim Al Khalili : Atom (A 3 part series).

Where? Is it iplayerable? I know his electricity programme was bbc, so it's dropped off iplayer now.

[callyman]

crofty1984 said:

Where? Is it iplayerable? I know his electricity programme was bbc, so it's dropped off iplayer now.

They are all on YouTube if nowhere else.

• Edit to add, if you cant find it to watch, here is the 28 page script to read.

Still a captivating read.
http://www.say2.org/atom-3-the-illusion-of-reality...

Edited by callyman on Wednesday 21st December 13:31

[ali4390]

GTIR said:

ali4390 said:

GTIR said:

I love Cox.

No one is denying that...

Yey!

Group cox love.

I'm so immature!

[crofty1984]