Q & BA Questions thread

[01101001]

Originally Posted by astrocat

What's Quantitave modeling?
Help, I neeed to know right away.

Seeing as how this topic is for the Bad Astronomer's Q&BA feature of his blog, and that feature has been suspended since March, maybe you shouldn't hold your breath.

See article: Q & BA Questions thread

[astrocat]

Originally Posted by The Bad Astronomer

This thread is for questions BABlog readers have for me for the "Q & BA" feature on the Bad Astronomy Blog. If you have a question, post it here along with your name and region if you want me to use them (otherwise I'll use your BAUT handle).

Try to be succinct! I'll be reading the question on the video, and I might have to paraphrase.

Enjoy, and thanks!


Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer

If Time was reversed, how would you show that mathematically? I mean, if Time was Running Backwards?

[RussT]

Originally Posted by astrocat

If Time was reversed, how would you show that mathematically? I mean, if Time was Running Backwards?

Ask Prof Hawking. He proved (with the help of his Grad Student) that Time CANNOT run backwards.

This is one of things he is right about.

He's is NOT correct on everything though

My take is simply this...To go back wards in Time, you would have to go the "Wrong" way in a worm hole...in other words travel faster than light against the stream, so to speak.

[01101001]

Reminder: this topic exists to suggest questions for the BA's Blog Q&BA feature (currently on hiatus):

It's not a place to ask questions of BAUT members.

It's not a place to answer questions that are asked of the BA.

First article in topic:

This thread is for questions BABlog readers have for me for the "Q & BA" feature on the Bad Astronomy Blog.

[astronomybuff2]

Phil do you have a copy of the mars chain letter ?? where can I get a copy ?

If anyone recieves the chain letter seen here
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/8708182.html
Would you send it to me ?
my email is chandranett@yahoo.com

I would like to have a copy for a thesis project i'm working on.

It would be VERY appreciated!!

[Kelfazin]

Originally Posted by astronomybuff2

Phil do you have a copy of the mars chain letter ?? where can I get a copy ?

If anyone recieves the chain letter seen here
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/8708182.html
Would you send it to me ?
my email is chandranett@yahoo.com

I would like to have a copy for a thesis project i'm working on.

It would be VERY appreciated!!

As is mentioned a couple times, this thread is made for a specific topic on the BA's blog, not a catch-all for questions to Phil. You might try the Bad Astronomy Stories section for that because, as Phil said in his blog a couple days ago:

I check there frequently.

[astrocat]

Originally Posted by The Bad Astronomer

This thread is for questions BABlog readers have for me for the "Q & BA" feature on the Bad Astronomy Blog. If you have a question, post it here along with your name and region if you want me to use them (otherwise I'll use your BAUT handle).

Try to be succinct! I'll be reading the question on the video, and I might have to paraphrase.

Enjoy, and thanks!


Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer

How do I PM a mod? Please help. Anyone? Thanks.

[astrocat]

Originally Posted by The Bad Astronomer

This thread is for questions BABlog readers have for me for the "Q & BA" feature on the Bad Astronomy Blog. If you have a question, post it here along with your name and region if you want me to use them (otherwise I'll use your BAUT handle).

Try to be succinct! I'll be reading the question on the video, and I might have to paraphrase.

Enjoy, and thanks!


Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer

How do I PM a mod? Please help. Anyone? Thanks.

[01101001]

Originally Posted by astrocat

How do I PM a mod? Please help. Anyone? Thanks.

Answered via a PM.

Yet another reminder that I wish weren't necessary: this topic is not for asking general questions about how the forum functions. It exists for providing questions to Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy Blog video feature entitled Q&BA, currently on hiatus (so don't even ask your educational space/astronomy questions here unless you are very, very patient about getting an answer).

[tonyman1989]

Originally Posted by The Bad Astronomer

This thread is for questions BABlog readers have for me for the "Q & BA" feature on the Bad Astronomy Blog. If you have a question, post it here along with your name and region if you want me to use them (otherwise I'll use your BAUT handle).

Try to be succinct! I'll be reading the question on the video, and I might have to paraphrase.

Enjoy, and thanks!


Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer

Hello Phil Plait, I'm a big fan I loving listening to you on the skeptic guide to the universe and your other inverveiws.

I'd like to suggest you talk about your opionions on string theory.

[Kelfazin]

PHIL IS NOT READING THIS THREAD. Q&BA IS ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

I wonder if we can get a mod to lock this thread until Phil is able to return to the Q&BA thing. People are coming here with questions they hope to get answers for and are, essentially, going to be dissapointed.