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Comments on: The Science of Doctor Who by Paul Parsons https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/2011/06/04/jun/the-science-of-doctor-who-by-paul-parsons/ Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:31:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: J https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/2011/06/04/jun/the-science-of-doctor-who-by-paul-parsons/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:31:20 +0000 https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/?p=1187#comment-925 The evolutionary advantage to altruism is a relatively new scientific ‘discovery’, so I can see why he wanted to throw it in there. What that really had to do with the Doctor specifically…

And he brings companions along so he has someone to explain things to! They’re his Watson. No scientific explanation needed.

]]> By: jun https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/2011/06/04/jun/the-science-of-doctor-who-by-paul-parsons/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:43:00 +0000 https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/?p=1187#comment-924 There were also a couple of occasions where I thought, “Why is this even in here?” Did we need a scientific explanation for the Doctor’s altruism or why he brings companions along?

]]> By: k https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/2011/06/04/jun/the-science-of-doctor-who-by-paul-parsons/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:33:45 +0000 https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/?p=1187#comment-922 Yeah, that quote is not the best.

I found the level of science in the articles (I just can’t bring myself to call them chapters) pretty uneven. There were several where it was almost a thought experiment rather than actually presenting any sort of scientific evidence. And then others where he got into things like p-branes.

]]> By: jun https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/2011/06/04/jun/the-science-of-doctor-who-by-paul-parsons/comment-page-1/#comment-920 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:07:53 +0000 https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/?p=1187#comment-920 I guess I enjoyed best the sections that didn’t require much explaining, because it’s true, some of his examples just went right over my head. That thing with the lottery balls to demonstrate eternity? Eh? At that point I just went, “Whatever” and kept on reading.

]]> By: J https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/2011/06/04/jun/the-science-of-doctor-who-by-paul-parsons/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:04:50 +0000 https://flaminggeeks.com/tripletake/?p=1187#comment-917 I think there’s a big difference between ‘plain English’ and ‘understandable, enjoyable, educational way of explaining things’. And he definitely did not have that.

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