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Started by Kai, February 03, 2009, 03:39:21 AM

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February 03, 2009, 03:39:21 AM Last Edit: February 03, 2009, 03:41:38 AM by Kai
http://www.sonibyte.com/audio/7243.mp3

LISTEN.   NOW.

Alternatively: 6 minutes of his interview on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOwqDmacJo
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February 16, 2009, 11:54:27 AM
i just used it as background music, that guy has some good jokes, though i need to relisten to actually get all his points, multitasking really isnt a good idea.
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February 16, 2009, 01:21:19 PM
The best parts are where he gets asked about education, the "meal with one person" question, and the most awesome thing in the universe. You can really see what an intelligent thinker and speaker he is.
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February 16, 2009, 01:29:06 PM
Cool find.  I like listening to him speak and I'd love to go to an event where he is giving a keynote or some kind of presentation.  Even though he was one of the more vocal proponents of stripping poor Pluto of its planet status.   :x

Nobody's perfect I suppose.   :lol:
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#4
February 17, 2009, 01:17:30 PM
Meh. That shit always happens when you replace cultural definitions with scientific ones.

People are still /not getting it/ even after theory was defined in a scientific context differently than in a cultural context for many years now.
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February 17, 2009, 06:03:30 PM
Neil's down with Our Lady, and doesn't consider it a 'demotion' for Pluto. Of course, this is after he received tons of hate mail from 3rd and 4th graders for "taking away" Pluto's planethood. So he's able to see it from the other frame of reference as well. This is what makes him a good scientist.
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February 17, 2009, 06:06:46 PM
I would weep tears of pride if my scientific work ever got me 4th grader hate mail.
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