On Sunday, 29 September 2013 16:05:49 UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:

I always find odd when I look round the room
and cannot see or find a single thing around me that didn't require a
Scientist or Engineer to create it!

And yet some equate that with creationism -a jarring theme to science.
Interesting point.

If only they would reach outside the room.

On Monday, 30 September 2013 21:21:11 UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Tudor Hughes wrote: On Sunday, 29 September 2013 14:55:15 UTC+1, Lawrence Jenkins wrote: I don't think Dave realises just how corrupt the BBC are and it's because of their worship of the young that they stick him on. With the left its all about show and their political correctness that suits them and never content , but boy oh boy when they get affected by an issue see them scream. Remember Dale Farm Dave? Your politics have got the better of you, and not for the first time either. But why should we have to tolerate a thread being ruined because you (and Jim Cannon) feel like having a rant? Take it elsewhere, the pair of you. Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey. --------------------------------

Thank you Tudor. I wouldn't mind someone saying they don't like his presentational style or there is a better way of validating scientific data than peer reviews etc. but all these conspiracy theories and basically calling him names are, as we say in this part of the world, "doing my'ead in"! Dave

I find his style rather more agreeable than I'd have thought, given what I'd read about some of his earlier stuff. It's true he is just *slightly* a pretty boy and has that *slightly* poofy middle-class Manchester accent but what the hell does that matter in comparison with his obvious earnest commitment to science and the desire to educate people in it. People should listen to his actual words; there's a robustness there and maybe this is what gets up the nose of his critics on this group. Brian Cox is a Good Thing, maybe not (yet) a David Attenborough.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

On 29/09/2013 15:03, Lawrence Jenkins wrote:

Just found out more things to dislike Cox for and why the BBC love
him so.

He was in the band D Ream and used their ghastly pop song 'Things Can
Only Get Wetter' was used by the ghastly Labour party to get into
power as their theme song........yuck.

I don't think that was the *only* reason they won the election, though...

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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message
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On Monday, 30 September 2013 21:21:11 UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Tudor Hughes wrote: On Sunday, 29 September 2013 14:55:15 UTC+1,
Lawrence Jenkins wrote: I don't think Dave realises just how corrupt
the BBC are and it's because of their worship of the young that they stick
him on. With the left its all about show and their political correctness
that suits them and never content , but boy oh boy when they get affected
by an issue see them scream. Remember Dale Farm Dave? Your politics
have got the better of you, and not for the first time either. But why
should we have to tolerate a thread being ruined because you (and Jim
Cannon) feel like having a rant? Take it elsewhere, the pair of you.
Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey. --------------------------------

Thank you Tudor. I wouldn't mind someone saying they don't like his
presentational style or there is a better way of validating scientific data
than peer reviews etc. but all these conspiracy theories and basically
calling him names are, as we say in this part of the world, "doing my'ead
in"! Dave

I find his style rather more agreeable than I'd have thought, given what I'd
read about some of his earlier stuff. It's true he is just *slightly* a
pretty boy and has that *slightly* poofy middle-class Manchester accent but
what the hell does that matter in comparison with his obvious earnest
commitment to science and the desire to educate people in it. People should
listen to his actual words; there's a robustness there and maybe this is
what gets up the nose of his critics on this group. Brian Cox is a Good
Thing, maybe not (yet) a David Attenborough.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

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In the past I have been irritated by his presentational style, but in the
first episode of "Science Brittanica" he seemed to have toned it down, and I
wasn't distracted by it at all. In fact I thought the program was very good
(entertainment.) I am just fed up seeing the trailer where he reports
Watson and Crick went into the pub, and wait for it, announced they had
discovered the secret of life, and then, wait for it again, had a pint of
beer (groan).

Cheers, Alastair.

On 30/09/2013 14:17, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Metman2012 wrote:

Dave, I'm sure there must be something which a craftsman or artist has
created around you (;-)
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Well there is Bruce, but the technology for even basic paints required
scientific experiment and even a simple chisel to carve wood required
Bessemer to find the process to make the steel. It is quite hard to find
something that does not rely to some extent on Science in its broadest
sense. There are of course the flora and fauna we see, but it took a
Scientist to classify them :-)
Dave
I'm not Bruce - he's exmetman. I don't mind but he might!