A l t e r E g o 9 Posted November 3, 2003 I am watching a very informative show about string theories and had to share it with you. Here a link to an article about the show. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/everything.html Depending on where you live the program may still be airing... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted November 3, 2003 OOOOO!!! I watched this on NOVA, I think it was, last night! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Smiley 0 Posted November 3, 2003 Fascinating.I'm sorry I missed the show.I would have loved to watch it.Maybe I'll catch a repeat.Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A l t e r E g o 9 Posted November 3, 2003 No problem. That one was (what I saw of it) was the most easy to understand telling of the ST I've ever heard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
master_q 0 Posted November 3, 2003 I'll have to check if it has or is going to be aired. Thank you for informing us! Master Q StarTrek_Master_Q@yahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Bolivar 0 Posted November 4, 2003 I tried to set my VCR up to tape it. The first time my VCR's clock was set to am rather than pm so I missed it. The second time it aired by VCR was set up perfectly, but sometimes it just doesn't work right so I missed it again. I noticed part way thru that it wasn't recording so I pressed record myself. I caught the last half hour. Very informative. I know lots about phsyics theories, but I never did understand String Theory. GREAT SHOW. I guess Kes was seeing strings when she looked beyond the sub atomic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xeroc 0 Posted November 4, 2003 Yes I did watch that show. Very interesting, but a lot of graphics and sound efffects and not too much information. Problem is, you put too much info in a show and people's heads start hurting. About String Theory itself, it is quite interesting but still has quite a many kinks and the theorists who work on it "know it is right" and "it is the truth" - that kind of attitude of sureness before a single experiment just bugs me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrWho42 13 Posted January 14, 2004 That NOVA episode on string theory was real good. These strings move multi-dimensionally in more than 4 ways. I also taped it for future reference. :) doctorwho42avenger@hotmail.com The skin parted to reveal a mass of whirring wheels, pinions, governors, coils and springs. An intricate system of cogs and gears spinning in perpetual motion.-"Doctor Who: Anachrophobia" written by Jonathan Morris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEAREBORG4102 0 Posted March 18, 2004 bad rendition of string theory.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stoned_vulcan 0 Posted March 18, 2004 String Theory is really intresting there are a lot of problems though.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisVon 0 Posted March 29, 2004 Thank you Alterego for the info! As I had just posted in the "The Fabric of the Cosmos" thread here, I have you to partially thank as well for helping me find out what the name of the special was, and who Brian Green was. It played late one night here, and at the end, they didn't say what the name of the special was, or who the author was. When I read this thread a few days ago, and the aforementioned thread in this post, I went to PBS's site, ordered the NOVA episodes of "The Elegant Universe", and went to the bookstore the next day and bought not only the book, but Brian Greene's latest one, "The Fabric of the Cosmos". The NOVA specials are great, and Greene does well to explain how string theory came about, it's history, so on and so forth. But the book (though I have just begun to read it) is already EXTREMELY interesting. Again, thanks for the post Alterego, it is much appreciated! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander32 0 Posted April 1, 2004 Yeah, I saw it on the Australian Broadcvasting Station. A while back but good nontheless! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
