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Fair enough, I stand corrected..
That's it i've gone right off him.. I shall never let him on my tv ever again
Brian Cox - Solar System - BBC2
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Fair enough, I stand corrected..
That's it i've gone right off him.. I shall never let him on my tv ever again
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The what? I think you've got that wrong, sir. I'm not going to read anything you say again, because it's one chance and you're out.
Pauli - sorry, one too many i's, shoot me
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Just shows how two words can make something so wrong
This is essentially true except that he said "energy level" instead of "quantum state" (which for some reason caused a lot of controversy on Twitter). See this video, which is called "Was Brian Cox wrong?".
Is the Pauli exclusion principle as Brian Cox described it?
This is essentially true except that he said "energy level" instead of "quantum state" (which for some reason caused a lot of controversy on Twitter). See this video, which is called "Was Brian Cox wrong?".
I watched episode 2 last night and I am really interested in learning a bit more about the Oort Cloud, does anyone have any recommendations?
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Soldato
I saw the 1st episode (volcanos) last night on iPlayer and agree with the OP's sentiment.
I preferred the Cosmos documentary, even if it's a bit outdated now.
I preferred the Cosmos documentary, even if it's a bit outdated now.
"The problem with today’s world is that everyone believes they have the right to express their opinion AND have others listen to it.
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!"
- Brian Cox
Catch all quote for critics?
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!"
- Brian Cox
Catch all quote for critics?
Thanks for this, thoroughly enjoyed it.
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I’d also recommend this channel for some long form stuff with amazing visuals and narration:
History of the Universe
The entire history of the universe, one trillionth of a second at a time. Created and narrated by David Kelly. I am also behind History of Humankind and Voices of the Past. I also run History of the Earth with my brother Peter - who is History Time too. Business enquiries...
youtube.com
Soldato
Watched it all on iplayer in one sitting. Enjoyable and thought provoking on how lucky our planet really is
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I don’t think lucky is really the word - if there’s was only one planet in the universe and that planet was capable of supporting intelligent life, then that would be a reasonable word to use.
Given the trillions upon trillions of planets that DO exist, it’s not surprising that we find ourselves living on one in which all the variable conditions are right for life as we know it.
We ARE lucky that we haven’t been subject to an asteroid impact that curtailed our evolution, along with one that helped wipe the dinosaurs out so we could be here, so I’d give you that one.
Science is awesome.
It would be extremely surprising to find ourselves on a planet that didn't have all the variable conditions are right for life as we know it.
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For about a second, yes!
I started this yesterday and have about 80 mins left. It's such an easy listen.