Comments on: “planetariums and other foolishness” http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2008/adler/ Weaving together Astronomy+Statistics+Computer Science+Engineering+Intrumentation, far beyond the growing borders Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Robin Morris http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2008/adler/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Robin Morris Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:24:18 +0000 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/?p=1077#comment-805 There's an interesting comment about this on the newscientist blog <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2008/10/now-its-mccain-vs-the-universe.html" rel="nofollow">. Their opinion is that this is a coded message to the anti-science elements of the electorate, "the comment suggests an effort to connect with a voting population that is not enamoured with science, and so would find the idea of funding a planetarium outrageous or amusing"</a> There’s an interesting comment about this on the newscientist blog . Their opinion is that this is a coded message to the anti-science elements of the electorate, “the comment suggests an effort to connect with a voting population that is not enamoured with science, and so would find the idea of funding a planetarium outrageous or amusing”

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By: hlee http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2008/adler/comment-page-1/#comment-802 hlee Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:21 +0000 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/?p=1077#comment-802 One does not need to mind technical stuffs abut the projector or other equipments. Visit there, one will know. Alder planetarium was the best planetarium to me so far (I didn't visit many), and the most educational and scientifically just one. Also, it has history (I remember a metal sphere pin holed to teach navy navigation). I believe McCain never visited there, nor his advisers and speech writers. Without seeing/experiencing, people say too easy. It's one of must visit places in Chicago. One does not need to mind technical stuffs abut the projector or other equipments. Visit there, one will know. Alder planetarium was the best planetarium to me so far (I didn’t visit many), and the most educational and scientifically just one. Also, it has history (I remember a metal sphere pin holed to teach navy navigation). I believe McCain never visited there, nor his advisers and speech writers. Without seeing/experiencing, people say too easy. It’s one of must visit places in Chicago.

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