Physics and homoepathy

[Olowkow]

I just loved the Lawrence Krauss lecture, but you have to watch the other one first to have a good laugh.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/10/physics.php

 

[Careyp74]

Here is one way to know when to stop listening to someone talk: When they call him Stephen Hawkings.
I remember a guy in this forum who used to get not only his theories wrong, but also link to some other guy named Hawkings, saying he is the string theorist.

 

[Mojo]

When they call him Stephen Hawkings.

Nah, you only get 5 points for "Hawkins".

 

[Alan]

I occasionally have to google "John Edward" to double check that I am referring to the correct person, so I shouldn't make fun of it. You can make fun of me, though.

 

[KingMerv00]

I occasionally have to google "John Edward" to double check that I am referring to the correct person, so I shouldn't make fun of it. You can make fun of me, though.

I think the difference here is that if you are going to give a presentation, you've had ample time to fact check.

For example, Steve-o Hawking isn't really into string theory. He primarily talks about spacetime and gravity.

 

[MattusMaximus]

I just watched the video, and I think some of my neurons committed suicide

 

[RationalVetMed]

I just loved the Lawrence Krauss lecture, but you have to watch the other one first to have a good laugh.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/10/physics.php

I wish someone would cancel out her mass!

There's a thread on science based medicine about this which has been hijacked and ground into navel gazing, off topic minutae by Mr Dana Ullman (well, that makes a change).

Yuri