I have a friend who did a P.H.D in aging. I was privaliged to be dedicated in the book he wrote to get his P.H.D, and he and his wife are great, and i never thought to ask them what is a P.H.D?
Rock-star Scientists
by Oubliette 49 Replies latest members private
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talesin
Yeah, okay, I get your drift .............. over and OUT.
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talesin
Ya know, screw that. How is Neil D-T not a rock star? What rock are YOU hiding under? Have you ever heard of TED talks?
I guess all the unheard of names in other ppl's posts are rock stars, ,, but what is your beef with that, you don't specify? Or, to use a Seinfeld reference (George Costanza) "IT WAS COLD!"
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Oubliette
Talesin: Have you ever heard of TED talks?
Yes, of course I have. Why do you ask? What's your point?
Talesin: How is Neil D-T not a rock star?
noun noun: rock star ; plural noun: rock stars ; noun: rockstar ; plural noun: rockstars
- famous and successful singer or performer of rock music.
- a person treated as a celebrity, especially in inspiring fanatical admiration.
Clearly, Neil deGrasse Tyson is a NO in relation to definition #1, but probably a yes to #2 (although I question the "fanatical admiration" part). I am also a musician specializing in shred guitar and heavy metal music, so perhaps I am biased towards #1. YMMV.
Can you explain why you need to be so contrary rather than just going along with the fun spirit of this thread? Why do you need to be so difficult and argumentative? What did I ever do to piss you off?
Please, go back and read the OP and try to get my point: Really smart and interesting people have a wide-variety of interests and talents.
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darthfader
Richard Feynman
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smiddy
I thought james browns post was really funny . Anyway.
Julius Sumner Miller was a scientist
And in my veiw he was a rock star "Why " ?
because he featured in a TV show called "Why is it so "
It was educational and it was humourous and it was enlightening , surely encouraging other young ones to seek out the sciences.
smiddy
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KateWild
This is an interesting thread. I didn't know about Brian May. But it doesn't surprise me as music is very mathematical and has patterns. As is science. Thanks for this very interesting. Kate xx
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Viviane
Stephen Hawking
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Oubliette
Viviane, what was your point in posting that video?
It is completely disrespectful to Stephen Hawking, a man that has made tremendous contributions to science in general and theoritical physics in particular, all in spite of overwhelming physical disabilities.
I hope you know that the video was created by a guy named Ken Lawrence using the pseudonym MC Hawking. Stephen Hawking had nothing to do with it.
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Viviane
I know it's a joke and who made it. I first saw it at least 10 years ago. It's funny. I don't see it as disrespectful at all. Lighten up!