Comments for The Institute of Physics blog http://www.iopblog.org Physics news and physics updates Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on IOP and the inquiry into the disclosure of climate data by Andy Russell http://www.iopblog.org/iop-inquiry-disclosure-climate-data/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Andy Russell Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:58:31 +0000 http://www.iopblog.org/?p=1081#comment-818 I thought that the evidence the IoP submitted was poor. Why did the IoP Energy group write the submission and not the Environmental Physcis group? I thought that the evidence the IoP submitted was poor. Why did the IoP Energy group write the submission and not the Environmental Physcis group?

]]> Comment on Today’s physics news: Monday, 1 March by Mike Z http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-monday-1-march/comment-page-1/#comment-817 Mike Z Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:57:07 +0000 http://www.iopblog.org/?p=1068#comment-817 I was trying to find similar comments to those of Petepassword. In an effort to do that, I clicked "like," thinking it would send me towards like (i.e., similar) comments. Apparently, I was indicating that I liked Pete's comment. Nothing could be further from the truth. Pete strikes me as a complete knucklehead. I was trying to find similar comments to those of Petepassword. In an effort to do that, I clicked “like,” thinking it would send me towards like (i.e., similar) comments. Apparently, I was indicating that I liked Pete's comment. Nothing could be further from the truth. Pete strikes me as a complete knucklehead.

]]> Comment on Today’s physics news: Monday, 1 March by petepassword http://www.iopblog.org/todays-physics-news-monday-1-march/comment-page-1/#comment-816 petepassword Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:20:54 +0000 http://www.iopblog.org/?p=1068#comment-816 Rather than rubbishing the decades long work of leading scientists gathering data on climate change, and by so doing adding fuel to the totally unscientific deniers [so-called sceptics], you should be defending science against the onslaught of the flat earthers. You appear to be more concerned with space, galaxies and the ludicrous idea that intelligent life exists somewhere 'out there' than the death of the planet you live on. Dreaming of contact with other life forms while we destroy the species that are unfortunate to share this planet with the rabidly psychopathic naked ape. Perhaps you could all stop dreaming and rejoin the real world, leaving the imaginary world of theoretical physics behind and concentrating on survival. Rather than rubbishing the decades long work of leading scientists gathering data on climate change, and by so doing adding fuel to the totally unscientific deniers [so-called sceptics], you should be defending science against the onslaught of the flat earthers. You appear to be more concerned with space, galaxies and the ludicrous idea that intelligent life exists somewhere 'out there' than the death of the planet you live on. Dreaming of contact with other life forms while we destroy the species that are unfortunate to share this planet with the rabidly psychopathic naked ape. Perhaps you could all stop dreaming and rejoin the real world, leaving the imaginary world of theoretical physics behind and concentrating on survival.

]]> Comment on New on the IOP blog: live blogging from the Arctic by Dale Quark http://www.iopblog.org/iop-blog-live-blogging-arctic/comment-page-1/#comment-814 Dale Quark Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:37:33 +0000 http://iopblog.org/?p=1008#comment-814 When I tell people I'm an aspiring physicist, they look at me like I'm crazy. They imagine pocket-protectored, high-pantsed recluses working alone in labs late into the night. Yet, organizations like the BSES prove this Dr. Frink persona false. Scientists go on some pretty sweet adventures, whether documenting life at Svalbard (maybe also looking for Dust?), searching for stars in Antarctica, or trekking through the grounds of active volcanos. In fact, scientists may be the most active and adventurous of all. Yes, I want to be a physicist. I'll take my test tubes and Arctic gear, please. When I tell people I'm an aspiring physicist, they look at me like I'm crazy. They imagine pocket-protectored, high-pantsed recluses working alone in labs late into the night. Yet, organizations like the BSES prove this Dr. Frink persona false. Scientists go on some pretty sweet adventures, whether documenting life at Svalbard (maybe also looking for Dust?), searching for stars in Antarctica, or trekking through the grounds of active volcanos. In fact, scientists may be the most active and adventurous of all. Yes, I want to be a physicist. I'll take my test tubes and Arctic gear, please.

]]> Comment on IOP Schools Lecture 2010 – Part One by Schools Observatory http://www.iopblog.org/iop-schools-lecture-2010-part/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Schools Observatory Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:34:30 +0000 http://iopblog.org/?p=993#comment-804 I'm glad it has started well in Crawley! It looks like you are going to have a fun year and I'm hoping to be able to see the talk in Liverpool next week.<br><br>Andy I'm glad it has started well in Crawley! It looks like you are going to have a fun year and I'm hoping to be able to see the talk in Liverpool next week.

Andy

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