Philosophy
Harlow Shapley
Do you attend science/philosophy lectures?
Yes...4
No...2
How things have changed. Lectures, the big ones, have taken on celebrity status--not so much content. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, Stephen Hawking...you get the idea. These and many more garner huge profits for just taking up space...the lecture circuit syndrome. Sure there are many library and university lectures...and they are great. I was thinking of the first lecture of merit that I attended. It was given by astronomer Harlow Shapley at Rockhurst University back in the late 60s and shortly before he passed away. It was a simple gathering of about 30 people and it was free. There was even plenty of time to ask questions...standing near a huge, stainless steel coffee urn. Brian Green was here a few years ago...not free and the "question and answer" period was short and highly orchestrated. Froze my butt heading back to my truck some three blocks away and felt like I had been better off playing monster under the blanket with Bruno. Some of the most memorable events happened at libraries and universities. One of the best ones in this city is Linda Hall Library. Relevant topics by not so famous people. If you can afford it and feel the need to witness the famous, then go for the biggies...otherwise, watch for the minor events.
- What A Group: Day, Greene, Flatow, Tyson, Krauss, Dawkins, Nye, Stephenson
Tracy Day, Brian Greene (standing), Ira Flatow, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Bill Nye, and Neal Stephenson at Arizona State University for the Origins Project's Origins Stories weekend. "Neil deGrasse Tyson on Van Gogh's...
- Observational Cosmology...edwin Hubble And Harlow Shapley
Abstract: Observational cosmology of the first decades of the Twentieth Century was dominated by two giants: Edwin Hubble and Harlow Shapley. Hubble's major contributions were to the study and classification of individual galaxies with large telescopes,...
- Shapley And Curtis Documents On The Universe--1921
Remember Harlow Shapley [1885-1972] and Heber Curtis [1872-1942] debates. Here are two papers by Shapley and Curtis as published in the Bulletin of the National Research Council [Volume 2, Part 3, Number 11, May 1921]. The Scale of the Universe, Harlow...
- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...
- Neil Degrasse Tyson..."nova Sciencenow"--2nd Season
Neil deGrasse Tyson [cool jacket] Since the death of Carl Sagan, a vacuum was left when it came to popularizing science, but there are new individuals on the horizon. There is Brian Greene and now Neil deGrasse Tyson [Astrophysicist and Director of the...
Philosophy
"Science/philosophy lectures" poll
Harlow ShapleyDo you attend science/philosophy lectures?
Yes...4
No...2
How things have changed. Lectures, the big ones, have taken on celebrity status--not so much content. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, Stephen Hawking...you get the idea. These and many more garner huge profits for just taking up space...the lecture circuit syndrome. Sure there are many library and university lectures...and they are great. I was thinking of the first lecture of merit that I attended. It was given by astronomer Harlow Shapley at Rockhurst University back in the late 60s and shortly before he passed away. It was a simple gathering of about 30 people and it was free. There was even plenty of time to ask questions...standing near a huge, stainless steel coffee urn. Brian Green was here a few years ago...not free and the "question and answer" period was short and highly orchestrated. Froze my butt heading back to my truck some three blocks away and felt like I had been better off playing monster under the blanket with Bruno. Some of the most memorable events happened at libraries and universities. One of the best ones in this city is Linda Hall Library. Relevant topics by not so famous people. If you can afford it and feel the need to witness the famous, then go for the biggies...otherwise, watch for the minor events.
- What A Group: Day, Greene, Flatow, Tyson, Krauss, Dawkins, Nye, Stephenson
Tracy Day, Brian Greene (standing), Ira Flatow, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Bill Nye, and Neal Stephenson at Arizona State University for the Origins Project's Origins Stories weekend. "Neil deGrasse Tyson on Van Gogh's...
- Observational Cosmology...edwin Hubble And Harlow Shapley
Abstract: Observational cosmology of the first decades of the Twentieth Century was dominated by two giants: Edwin Hubble and Harlow Shapley. Hubble's major contributions were to the study and classification of individual galaxies with large telescopes,...
- Shapley And Curtis Documents On The Universe--1921
Remember Harlow Shapley [1885-1972] and Heber Curtis [1872-1942] debates. Here are two papers by Shapley and Curtis as published in the Bulletin of the National Research Council [Volume 2, Part 3, Number 11, May 1921]. The Scale of the Universe, Harlow...
- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...
- Neil Degrasse Tyson..."nova Sciencenow"--2nd Season
Neil deGrasse Tyson [cool jacket] Since the death of Carl Sagan, a vacuum was left when it came to popularizing science, but there are new individuals on the horizon. There is Brian Greene and now Neil deGrasse Tyson [Astrophysicist and Director of the...