Who is your favorite popular scientist?

[nytemare]

Sagan? Dawkins? Hawking?

I have to say Sagan is my favorite. It is sad he is no longer with us, or he would be hitting talk shows left and right against the administration.

[hickman]

1. Sagan was cool wasn't he?

I remember some time in the early 80's watching him talking and narrating a show, probably Nova, and he was saying something about "imagine traveling thru space and coming upon a blue jewel in the cosmos". It was earth. Changed my perception about this planet.

[Pool Hall Ace]

2. I have always had a thing for Richard Feynman. n/t

[qnr]

3. Hard to say. If forced to choose, I'd say Carl Sagan, followed by Lewis Thomas n/t

[WritingIsMyReligion]

4. Caaaaarllllll Saaaaaaagaaaaaannnn.

His voice is so awesome. :P

[nytemare]

22. I used to think Kermit was an imitation of him.

Until I realized that Kermit was started in the mid fifties, before Sagan's popularity.

[asthmaticeog]

5. Deceased: Sagan. Living: Lawrence Krauss.

[enigmatic]

6. David Suzuki

http://www.davidsuzuki.org/

[u4ic]

15. Me, too

Hi enigmatic! :hug:

[nytemare]

18. He is fit, isn't he?

I can't imagine how much further science could have progressed were it not stifled by this administration. Genetics and environmentalism have to be two of the main areas. We could have come so much further on stem cell research without *.

[u4ic]

19. We're lucky to have him

"The Nature of Things" has been on tv for over 30 years here. He's been a passionate environmentalist for decades - and being known and respected by the Canadian public has helped raise the issue in our consciousness.

Here are some interviews with him: http://youtube.com/results?search_query=%22david+suzuki%22

If you can get a hold of any of his books, or especially his mini series The Sacred Balance...I would highly recommend them. He brings so much more to the issue than Gore does (and I'm not discounting Gore at all).


Make no mistake, though...especially with this Conservative government, they're trying to sweep aside the global warming issue. I have a friend whose husband works in the Canadian gov't (Forestry) and they can't use the term.

[enigmatic]

27. Hey u4ic!

:hug:

[WindRavenX]

7. Sagan, E.O. Wilson, Dawkins

E.O.Wilson in particular inspired my passion for evolution and the great importance of biodiversity.

[Shakespeare]

8. The great Richard Feynman.

[Lautremont]

9. That's exactly who I was going to say. (nt)

[av8rdave]

20. I'll third that

Brilliant, with a ton of personality to boot!

[Ikonoklast]

26. Nobel Laureate Dr. Richard P. Feynman

Personal hero of mine. I wish I could have met him one day.

He is the definition of the word 'genius'.

[idgiehkt]

10. damn. I don't have a favorite scientist.

Oh, I know, Gil Grissom. :)

[Archae]

11. RIP...Carl Sagan, living, Bill Nye the Science Guy.

Bill Nye ended up getting chewed out by a fundy when he said the Moon was seen in reflected light.

[nytemare]

16. That is crazy!

I think I learned that when I was 7. Gotta love fundies.

[LibertyLover]

36. What the heck? How did the fundy think

the moon was illuminated - a big old honking incandescent light bulb?

[Archae]

38. The ditz called it a "lesser light."

:crazy:

[NMDemDist2]

12. the astrophysicist who is at the Natural History Museum

he just wrote a book called "Killed by a Black Hole" or something like that

I have caught him on CSpan a couple times and he's so funny and smart I just love him

if you need me to, I'll google up his name

[fishwax]

13. is stephen jay gould popular enough?

That's my pick.

[HDFF]

14. Gould, Einstein, Boas

Stephen J. Gould: He shattered any remaining remnants of the pseudo-sciences of "racial superiority," "big head size equals higher intelligence," and similar crack-pot theories from the days of blood leaching and hanging witches.

Franz Boas: predecessor of Gould. Made much progress in similar areas of Gould, revolutionizing Anthropology by requiring that the study of man be held to strict scientific principles.

And of course, Albert Einstein, the man who revolutionized modern physics.

[datasuspect]

17. Christ, Scientist

http://www.tfccs.com/index.jhtml;jsessionid=X2ROG1MMPDAH1KGL4L2SFEQ

i imagine jesus in a lab coat comparing substances in beakers.

[eyepaddle]

21. On a personal level both Sagan and Gould could be pompous asses

but there is no denying their ability to attract the attention of the public--a rare talent in science. Bill Nye also won high praise from Sagan for his hosting a productive as well as entertaining science show. Richard Dawkins is phenonenal as well.

:thumbsup: to science!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

31. Speaking of Bill Nye, I really miss Beakman's World.

[Xipe Totec]

23. Jacob Bronowski n/t

[GoneOffShore]

24. Richard Feynman

Absoultely the best. Closely followed by Carl Sagan and that other guy whose name I can't remember but was really good at explaining stuff and I'm just beating myself up here because I can't remember his name and so I'm sort of riffing until it comes to me, that's what I'm doing, yeah the guy with the dark hair I think or the writer about the dinosaurs yes who died recently well within the last 10 years or so. I guess I should google it just so that I don't look like a complete idiot about this but I guess it's too late cause you've all figured out that I am already. Oh merde he was at Harvard and a professor and wrote some great stuff about evolution. Stephen Jay Gould.

Sorry, too much Champagne.

[Giant Robot]

25. Does Mr Spock count?

:shrug:

[Giant Robot]

28. Or ....

Professor Hubert Farnsworth.
Good news everyone!

[nytemare]

29. Bill Nye counts.

:D

[stuntcat]

30. Hawking

I'm totally his fan, I think he's cute :blush: and I like to listen to him.

[Casper Alabaster]

32. Hiram Maxim,

most famous for inventing the modern machine gun, 1885. His invention necessitated the need for trenches, tanks, strategy and tactics.
Not a popular subject, but Maxim was far more influential than either Sagan or Hawking.
Who's Dawkins?

[MilesColtrane]

33. Michio Kaku is very good at describing high level phyics concepts.

He's also considered the co-founder of String Theory.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson does a great job of following in Sagan's footsteps by hosting Nova these days.

And, you gotta love Hawking for appearing on ST and Simpsons episodes.

[cobalt1999]

34. Dawkins & Fenyman

Dawkins for being able to present Evolution in a way that really no has done before (read "The Selfish Gene") and for his fight against religion.

Fenyman for his total dedication to the scientific ideal. Never assume anything, do the experiments yourself, do the calculations yourself. Plus, the joy that science gave him.

[EstimatedProphet]

35. Myself

Just sayin'

[LanternWaste]

37. Dr. Shrinker.

Dr. Shrinker. He's a mad-man with an evil plan.

(Sorry. Couldn't resist-- my boss and I were discussing him earlier today)

[Norrin Radd]

39. David Attenborough.

[Burma Jones]

40. Professor Frink

[Giant Robot]

41. Professor Farnsworth

Could have out scienced Professor Fink!