/sci/ - Science & Math

What are your hobbies /sci/? Mines are reading and socializing.

>mfw doing a physics degree next year, don't even like physics

How do I enjoy physics and science, any sort of motivational thing I could watch/read? Maybe I should watch Brian Cox until I'm once more in awe of reality and how things work

Come on /sci/ he has a brain bigger than the sun made of lava

>>4417669
So you prefer the alternative ? Science being as exciting as accounting for the general public ?

Of course you won't explain stellar physics or quantum physics in a 40minutes video with lots of CGI, but you can get people interested in it, wanting to learn more. Sometimes the concepts are oversimplified, but it's never total bullshit. I'm doing a PhD now, I decided that's what I wanted to do years ago when I was young when I stumbled upon a documentary about relativity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f9wcSLs8ZQ

A Night with the Stars by Brian Cox

I liked it, post interesting lectures.

>>4292033
Basically, it's Brian Cox walking around in breath taking places on Earth while explaining how things work in the Solar System. They have pretty awesome CGI and Brian Cox communicates well his love of science.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qyxfb

Brian Cox is 43.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/30/physicist-brian-cox-death

Oh my god. Such a tragic death. I'd run over the fuckers who killed him with my truck, multiple times.

RIP.

>be a cool scientist like Brian Cox
>eventually get a justin bieber haircut too
>?????
>PROFIT!

I love this guy.

Post your favourite modern physicist or scientist or whoever.

Does anyone realize that Brian Cox is so fucking high in every episode of Wonders of the Universe.

Sup guys

Streaming a bit of Wonders of the Universe by Brian Cox, and I thought you guys might appreciate the link

Make yourself at home:

http://www.livestream.com/fridaystreams

Been watching Wonders of the Universe and Solar System lately. What other good space documentaries would you recommend? I've seen Cosmos and How the Universe Works.

>mfw Brian Cox is 43 years old.

>>3512086
I have the overwhelming feeling this was though up like:
"Well, Cosmos was really popular..."
"LET'S USE THE NAME TO MAKE MONEY!'
"And we'll hire that guy from Family Guy to narrate it."

this guy is kinda the reincarnation of carl sagan

List some good /sci/ docs please.

I already watched cosmos and the universe

and this fag's 3 episode show

>>3140961
This guy was partially inspired by Carl Sagan, you've probably heard of him

BUT AS WE MOVE AWAY FROM THE SUN WE ENTER A REALM OF GIANTS

We live on a world of wonders.

Wonders of the Solar System

>>2659459
>Has some britfag physics dude
COX EVERYWHERE

Any britfags on this board have info on Brian Dix's new series? The wonders of the Universe? They said it would air early 2011, and well, it is early 2011.

Doctor Brian Cox
BBC Two
Now
Britfags get in here

Britfags, any info on the new series of wonders?
Like airdates and topics discussed

>ME-thane
>GEE-zer (geyser)
>"saw" and "soar" pronounced the same way
Maybe he's good at math and shit, but pronunciation isn't hist strong point. He is truly the Carl Sagan of our time.