Comments on: Birth of a planet http://www.kurzweilai.net/birth-of-a-planet Accelerating Intelligence Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Editor http://www.kurzweilai.net/birth-of-a-planet/comment-page-1#comment-30719 Editor Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:45:30 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=161451#comment-30719 Agreed. I just rewrote the story to make the actual news clear: that they have developed advanced simulations to visualize the prototypical disks. (Note to self: get more sleep.) Agreed. I just rewrote the story to make the actual news clear: that they have developed advanced simulations to visualize the prototypical disks. (Note to self: get more sleep.)

]]> By: Editor http://www.kurzweilai.net/birth-of-a-planet/comment-page-1#comment-30717 Editor Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:38:03 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=161451#comment-30717 The data is cited in their papers. I just added the most recent one (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1204.2275v1.pdf) to the news item. See the <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+OR+Robinson_S+Dodson_Robinson_S/0/1/0/all/0/1?skip=0&query_id=834091e102d2fec1" title="astro ph" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">link</a> from astro-ph on http://www.as.utexas.edu/astronomy/people/dodson-robinson/ for the full set of papers. The data is cited in their papers. I just added the most recent one (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1204.2275v1.pdf) to the news item. See the link from astro-ph on http://www.as.utexas.edu/astronomy/people/dodson-robinson/ for the full set of papers.

]]> By: Peter Kinnon http://www.kurzweilai.net/birth-of-a-planet/comment-page-1#comment-30707 Peter Kinnon Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:11:54 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=161451#comment-30707 While such simulations are interesting they suffer from the same kind of limitation as, for instance, the Drake equation - inadequacy of reliable input data. We must always remember the IT mantra of GIGO : garbage in - garbage out. While such simulations are interesting they suffer from the same kind of limitation as, for instance, the Drake equation – inadequacy of reliable input data.

We must always remember the IT mantra of GIGO : garbage in – garbage out.

]]> By: asiwel http://www.kurzweilai.net/birth-of-a-planet/comment-page-1#comment-30702 asiwel Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:46:41 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=161451#comment-30702 No, not really news, but an excellent piece of video scientific reporting - a science infomerical, very well done - that seems likely to be enjoyable and interesting even for planetary scientists, not to mention high school students and the general public. No, not really news, but an excellent piece of video scientific reporting – a science infomerical, very well done – that seems likely to be enjoyable and interesting even for planetary scientists, not to mention high school students and the general public.

]]> By: Dan Robinson http://www.kurzweilai.net/birth-of-a-planet/comment-page-1#comment-30694 Dan Robinson Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:30:10 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=161451#comment-30694 This is news?? What other scenarios came before? If a new star has a lot of debris around it, how could it not form a planetary system? This is news?? What other scenarios came before? If a new star has a lot of debris around it, how could it not form a planetary system?

]]> By: Ian Clarke http://www.kurzweilai.net/birth-of-a-planet/comment-page-1#comment-30681 Ian Clarke Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:22:35 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=161451#comment-30681 Fascinating. Ever since watching Carl Sagan's Cosmos I've wanted to take a 3D VR tour of the universe, choosing which direction to take on a whim. With these simulations, one day you'll hopefully be able to choose which timeframe on a whim also. Or just let it all unfold before your eyes. Fascinating. Ever since watching Carl Sagan’s Cosmos I’ve wanted to take a 3D VR tour of the universe, choosing which direction to take on a whim. With these simulations, one day you’ll hopefully be able to choose which timeframe on a whim also. Or just let it all unfold before your eyes.

]]> By: jack lewis http://www.kurzweilai.net/birth-of-a-planet/comment-page-1#comment-30663 jack lewis Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:05:14 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=161451#comment-30663 Well that said "Nothing" Well that said “Nothing”

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