Human Universe - presented by Brian Cox - Page 2

Puss.in.Books (Victor) · #21 11-01-2015, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cfranks

No you are not.

Episode 3 just rambles.

Glad I am not alone!

For anyone who is interested, I suggest people try BBC's "The Ascent of Man" presented by Dr Jacob Bronowski. Brownowski makes Cox look as scientific as Tracy Grimshaw presenting the latest fad diet on ACA.

(He also convincingly demonstrates that no matter how smart you are, it doesn't mean you can buy a decent shirt. Then again, the series was made in the 70's...so maybe he can be forgiven.)

Mountain_Wanderer · #22 11-01-2015, 08:40 PM

Who gives.

Cox brings romance to science. I love his style

raymo · #23 11-01-2015, 09:30 PM

Dr. Bronowski was a very bright man indeed, and many such people
over the centuries have been eccentric in one way or another. It was
a classic series.
raymo

creeksky (Pete) · #24 11-01-2015, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Puss.in.Books

Glad I am not alone!

For anyone who is interested, I suggest people try BBC's "The Ascent of Man" presented by Dr Jacob Bronowski. Brownowski makes Cox look as scientific as Tracy Grimshaw presenting the latest fad diet on ACA.

(He also convincingly demonstrates that no matter how smart you are, it doesn't mean you can buy a decent shirt. Then again, the series was made in the 70's...so maybe he can be forgiven.)

Oh, that's just cruel! Without Brian Cox there is nothing on TV, apart from Dr Who.
Maybe Foxtel has better?

creeksky (Pete) · #25 11-01-2015, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountain_Wanderer

Who gives.

Cox brings romance to science. I love his style

He is like a kid with enthusiasm and raw wonder at it all,I keenly wait for him too divulge something unknown....
But I keep hoping for a Carl Sagan moment.

rustigsmed (Russell) · #26 20-01-2015, 05:28 PM

unsure on this one so far (have seen 1 and 2) ... I like brian cox but this has been a bit of a struggle. the hominid evolution / earth orbit part was interesting but I have that the connection is probably not as strong as suggested. I will say my non-science friends have been enjoying it however.

creeksky (Pete) · #27 21-01-2015, 09:42 PM

So guys, how's it feel to be the only one peering out there?
He started off so well, I was stoked that there could be 9 billion Earths and even just one million with intelligence, still cool.
But to wittle it down to just us, Carl must be disappointed-I am.
So many kids just learn't no good looking to the stars, its an empty lonely place.
I still go with the movie Contact" - "if there is only just, us then its a big waste of space!"
I Guess that was the last episode.No point any more.
Why even call it the human universe? Should be the human inner sun solar system.

Mountain_Wanderer · #28 21-01-2015, 10:00 PM

Very nice episode. I must admit that I didn't expect Cox to come out and say that we're alone in the universe, considering that he is usually not afraid to make the grand statements and grand predictions.

Just last week he easily connected a few theories together to conclude that God doesn't exist. I don't know why this week he would conclude that we are alone, given that his conclusions are similarly based on theories. Why not in both instances let the imagination loose and leave the door open for these possibilities?

Anyway, this is a great series. It has taken a while but I think he is getting to the point now. Look forward to next week.

CJ (Chris) · #29 21-01-2015, 11:27 PM

I could be wrong but I thought he said he thought we were probably the only higher life form in this galaxy. The universe is another story.

creeksky (Pete) · #30 23-01-2015, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CJ

I could be wrong but I thought he said he thought we were probably the only higher life form in this galaxy. The universe is another story.

Yes CJ, the universe is another story, not that we will get beyond this galaxy for another few milenium, and then the space time will be too imense to have a meaningful communication.

xelasnave · #31 23-01-2015, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ

I could be wrong but I thought he said he thought we were probably the only higher life form in this galaxy. The universe is another story.

I am sure he said that and it seemed out of the blue in so far as the numbers were leading in the direction of many other worlds capable of etc..
It's all speculative nevertheless I bet life is common place, maybe even life such as us,
even at a galactic level.
I don't think the Drake equation is helpful as multiply anything with possibly an infinite number and you get..well an infinite number.
If the Universe is infinite other life would seem probable.

sn1987a (Barry) · #32 23-01-2015, 09:23 PM

Contact, what's in it for them?.

xelasnave · #33 24-01-2015, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sn1987a

Contact, what's in it for them?.

New food source.

Eden (Brett) · #34 24-01-2015, 12:06 PM

Brian Cox at his best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDkVS-AN4NU

sn1987a (Barry) · #35 24-01-2015, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by xelasnave

New food source.

I wonder if we'd be a delicacy or KFC?.

doug mc · #36 25-01-2015, 12:00 PM

Apart from zombies I dont think anything else in the natural world likes to eat us.

creeksky (Pete) · #37 25-01-2015, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by xelasnave

New food source.

"It's a recipe book!"

speach (Simon) · #38 29-01-2015, 09:44 AM

Ep 4 It's getting a bit ho hum Is it just a junket for cox to travel?

Mountain_Wanderer · #39 29-01-2015, 02:46 PM

Episode 4 was excellent. Love it!

creeksky (Pete) · #40 29-01-2015, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountain_Wanderer

Episode 4 was excellent. Love it!

Yes this episode gave me shivers, reminicent of the Cosmos series.
Was spell bound, Didn't want it to end (I guess its the last?)
Was amazed with the last picure taken by the Plank telescope-the background noise remnants from the Big Bang and how all the temperature variations gave stars something to cling on to then begin the Universe.