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News Briefs 27-03-2014

Still looking for the PAUSE button…

Thanks Kat & Susan.

Quote of the Day:

“There are cultural, religious, and even political reasons that the story of scientific progress and political enlightenment are so attractive, and filter down even into our children’s entertainment. It allows us to see ourselves as the apex of history, the culmination of an inevitable, upward surge of improvement. It reassures us that our political values are righteous, and reminds us who the enemies are. The messy, complex, non-linear movement of actual history, by contrast, is unsettling, humbling—even terrifying.”

~David Sessions, blogger for The Daily Beast.

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    shipwrecks: it won’t let me read it until i sign up. that sucks Nat Geo 😛

    Bruno: the problem with these shows is that they don’t make them for people who know the “historically correct” they make them for the average schmuck who watches it for fun or so they can sound smart to their friends. I watch the show and thought it was interesting (also just because something is a cartoon doesn’t make it less to the point). If you want to read into a show like this that much then you have way more time on your hands than me so more power to you. It’s a show made for ratings, not science, which is a problem with most of the series on the so called “Science, Discovery and History” channels now. Why the hell is there a show about precious gems on Animal Planet? When you can answer that you shall ascend. Yes I understand why people are getting all pissed but the networks do not care. That’s why I call shows like this and Ancient Aliens “junk food.”

    Cat: A Himalayan cat named Lux (Latin for light) attacked a baby .__.

    But shame on the parents too. Usually you should not let the cat be were the baby is, not because it will sit on top of them and “steal their breath” but because if it turns out your child has an allergy towards them you could be in real trouble. I’m sorry but a cat holding a family hostage? I’m an animal lover and even I would say just swat the damn cat into the next room. Also neuter it because that could also be the problem. Or, yeah don’t have the cat.

    Oculus Rift: This really should surprise anyone. This is what people with more money than sense do. Google is probably throwing a tantrum right now. Meanwhile, Apple silently plots…

    1. A show made for ratings
      Maybe that’s what Fox & McFarlane would think, but I honestly imagine Neil & Anne Druyan are genuinely interested in inspiring the next generation of scientists in America, the same way Carl did 25 years ago.

      Which is why it’s important to point out how someone had the inclination to seed a bit of secular propaganda into the show. Not that there wasn’t some of that in the 1st one 😉

      Sure, we may be splitting hairs here with our over analysis of the Cosmos content, but seeing how Neil behaved with Gravity, I think it’s only quid pro quo 😛

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