tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post3089105391655126567..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: His maths can only get betterMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-15507189554688052982013-01-19T13:03:54.649+00:002013-01-19T13:03:54.649+00:00Perhaps he's still D:reaming?
As he played ke...Perhaps he's still D:reaming?<br /><br />As he played keyboards, you'd think he'd lay out the time-line of these events in a linear progression as you suggest.Ed Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13972893598664357617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-30972817273267357062013-01-19T09:55:38.229+00:002013-01-19T09:55:38.229+00:00McH, you're right. I watched a couple of Carl ...McH, you're right. I watched a couple of Carl Sagan clips on YouTube to refresh my memory and establish that Coxy's presenting style - use of sweeping camera angles coming to rest on close ups of his cheeky smile while he makes longwinded and grandiose statements etc - is <i>exactly the same</i>.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-19794995285424255802013-01-19T09:33:40.970+00:002013-01-19T09:33:40.970+00:00AKH, Cox freely admits he was inspired by Carl Sag...AKH, Cox freely admits he was inspired by Carl Sagan (weren't we all?) - I suspect he's aiming for a similar presenting style and getting it slightly off-key, not least because the intervening years have increased the level of sophistication of the viewing public.<br /><br />Still, as MW suggests, you aren't really the target audience; the floppy hair and boyish grin are probably trademarked somewhere under the aegis of the BBC's styling department.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-76049276578261019702013-01-18T20:43:45.607+00:002013-01-18T20:43:45.607+00:00AKH, and women fancy him. That's the most anno...AKH, and women fancy him. That's the most annoying bit. <br /><br />MIM, I refer you to my first comment. On a first reading, it doesn't add up, on closer inspection, each individual fact is probably correct, but so what.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-88625813873140917302013-01-18T17:39:50.306+00:002013-01-18T17:39:50.306+00:00Maths looks ok to me. Have I missed something?Maths looks ok to me. Have I missed something?Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-76795689865024297672013-01-18T14:09:58.348+00:002013-01-18T14:09:58.348+00:00I don't rate Cox. For me there is something no...I don't rate Cox. For me there is something not quite right about his enthusiasm. It's as if he is always angling for a naive audience willing to marvel and to be mystified.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-79583595669187378692013-01-18T13:55:05.211+00:002013-01-18T13:55:05.211+00:00VFTS, his version is a mess. He mixes up units (wh...VFTS, his version is a mess. He mixes up units (why not stick to millions?) and tells the whole story backwards with a huge figure missing.<br /><br />Why not say:<br /><br />"The earth has existed for 4,800 million years. It took 800 million years for the first life (bacteria) to appear and another 3,500 million years until the first complex animals appeared. Mammals did not appear until 300 millions years after that (225 million years ago)."Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-37224605379673945142013-01-18T13:47:14.753+00:002013-01-18T13:47:14.753+00:00I'm no fan of Cox, but....
It's generally ...I'm no fan of Cox, but....<br />It's generally reckoned that life (bacteria) first appeared around 4 billion years ago. So he's close enough. For a fizzicyst.View from the Solenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930587784230398787noreply@blogger.com