Hate Mail From Third Graders - By Susan K. Lewis - Posted 01.01.10 - NOVA
"It's not easy being a public enemy," writes Neil deGrasse Tyson in his book The Pluto Files. When Neil's Hayden Planetarium grouped Pluto not among the planets but rather with icy comets in the Kuiper Belt, he heard from thousands of outraged Pluto defenders. Here, peruse letters schoolkids sent Neil and see how their tone shifted as the public came to accept Pluto's fall from planethood. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/hate-mail-pluto.html . On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If thinking that science is sometimes complex, and should not be dumbed > down makes me 'petty', I am OK with that. > > The article makes those who were against 'demoting' Pluto sound like a > bunch of whiny little kids, as well as painting those who pushed it through > sound sneaky and underhanded. Neither side looks 'good'. > > Still, to say that Neil Degrasse Tyson 'pissed off' children because Pluto > got 'demoted' is a stretch..even for you, Sam. > > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:02 AM, Sam <sammyc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Really, that's how you think? > > > > You amaze me. So petty in your thoughts. > > > > . > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > It sounds like there were some who were pissed they did not get their > > way - > > > and one guy who seemed to be saying 'the new definition is too complex, > > so > > > lets not use it' Newsflash: science is sometimes complex. > > > > > > Funny, Neil Degrasse-Tyson is not mentioned once in that article. You > > would > > > think someone who you seem to be implying spearheaded the campaign to > > > demote Pluto would at least get a mention in the article if not > > interviewed > > > for it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:367115 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
