George Noory Sucks! - The Definitive Compendium

[zeebo]

I think Kaku's celeb physicist stock has been devalued if he's back on with Mr. Unscience Noory.  It's like seeing an once-rising star reappear in a bad SciFy Channel movie.

Let's hope our esteemed Dr. Kaku is not caught up in a SharkNoornado.

[zeebo]

Jeez one minute in and I'm already annoyed.  Jorch starts off with this lazy generic question: 

"What is the most exciting aspect of the universe to you?"

[sydtron]

Kind of digging the thought of Norry stuck inside a computer. Lol. Seriously though. Surrogate thing sounded neat.

[sydtron]

Jezus christ. Steve quayle is next. Didnt know it was a splicht show. 

[gnooryblows]

"this wonderful universe that we're in right now"
"it boggles the mind, doesnt it?"

I wonder what other universe he goes to

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

I lack so much confidence in Noory's interview skills that even though I'm a total physics guy, I haven't paid attention to a word of this interview.

[gnooryblows]

I lack so much confidence in Noory's interview skills that even though I'm a total physics guy, I haven't paid attention to a word of this interview.

honestly? kaku just offered to show him a blueprint of how its theoretically possible to download your consciousness into other bodies throughout the universe on the air, which is pretty provocative, and noory just abruptly changed the subject to some other random dumb junk like wtf?
is it going to far if I say this stuff makes me lose faith in humanity?

[Morgus]

I notice that Dr Kaku only seems to appear on c2cam with Noory now when he has a new book out to promote.
With Art Bell he would come on at anytime in contrast.
Kaku must be forcing himself to suffer with Noory hosting only to help his new book sales?
Noory always refuses to respect Dr. Kaku by directly calling him "Michio" like he is a close friend.
Art Bell never did that in all the years, he always showed respect to Dr. Kaku addressing him as "Professor" or "Doctor" that was much more classy.

[Morgus]

Now here is that longtime annoying caller yelling questions out to Dr. Kaku.
The caller is old Bill the atheist amateur astronomer on an atheist vs god rant...

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

Bill from Hartford sounds irritated that people are pushing the biblical explanation that God created the universe.

[zeebo]

In answering Bill the AAA, Michio (which George continues to pronounce as Michi-yoo) mentions he was raised Buddhist but his parents send him to Christian Sunday School, to which George for some reason in the background chimes in with "That's right." Wtf why are you confirming the guy's own family history?

[gnooryblows]

does anyone else ever wonder if maybe this dude is just so full of numbers and book things and doesnt really know a damn thing about what he's talking about? like his head is lodged firmly in his butthole?

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

A caller phoned in to ask how he can send a message to his friend back in 2009 before he died in an accident.  Dr. Kaku explained he couldn't change what happened, but he would be able to change the outcome in a parallel universe.

George to caller [in all seriousness as he hangs up]:  "I hope that works out for you."

[zeebo]

Cool stuff from MK tonite and Noory was relatively innocuous, or maybe I'm just getting better at tuning him out.  In particular I dug the idea about a possible alien superhighway out there where ET consciousness-codes are zipping along at the speed of light.  Cool stuff!

I cringed though someone called in and said "It's a great honor to be speaking to you.  .... Both of you."

[gnooryblows]

A caller phoned in to ask how he can send a message to his friend back in 2009 before he died in an accident.  Dr. Kaku explained he couldn't change what happened, but he would be able to change the outcome in a parallel universe.

George to caller [in all seriousness as he hangs up]:  "I hope that works out for you."

lmfaoooooooo then just now kaku basically told George that it was his life work to complete einsteins work and make a theory of everything and George basically says "good for you, did it come easy for you? or was it difficult for you?"

was he expecting kaku to say "oh it was a breeze"?

[zeebo]

lmfaoooooooo then just now kaku basically told George that it was his life work to complete einsteins work and make a theory of everything and George basically says "good for you, did it come easy for you? or was it difficult for you?"

was he expecting kaku to say "oh it was a breeze"?

Just understanding Einstein's relativity math is enough to short-circuit most peoples' minds, not to mention trying to expand on it.  I can only imagine what a nightmare 10-dimensional string theory math must look like.

[AstroBuzz]

The Noory goofed up the end of the Dr. Kaku interview.

Can't remember the quote but it was about Hollywood doing a good job on Groundhog Day and 50 First Dates that were loosely based on some dude that lost his memory and in his mind it was always the same day.

I wish I had the audio. Classic Noory derp derp.

Too bad Bill from Hartford didn't save his call for Steve Quayle. That would've been comedy gold.

"...but the point is..." ~ Steve Quayle (every 30 seconds)

[Mike.]

The book Dr.K was promoting came out in February. Seems that he was on that very night, or the night before.  All in all an entertaining interview.

Thank god that Kaku opened. I can handle Quayle in small doses. Just to remind myself that I'm not the paranoid duchebag that he is.

[WOTR]

Tonight! Real science with stupid questions. Followed by really fake science with a long winded crazy person..

Kaku and Quayle... What a couple.

I actually laughed reading that.  I cannot believe they put them both on the same night.  Please let me know if they ask Kaku to stay for an additional couple of hours to take part in the Quayle interview.  I would actually tune in for that (and record it, and play it back every night for the next month for the comic relief it would provide.)

Not that anybody cares, but the damn tree is still standing- (at least it is stripped bare)... I ended up having, purchase a much smaller chainsaw today (ever climb with a 17lb Husqvarna and a 22 inch bar to top a 65 foot pine???) 

Suddenly I feel possessed by Falkie talking about my life and pointless details that strangers 1000 miles away couldn't care less about... Anybody curious what I had for supper or what colour I plan on painting the entrance?

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

I actually laughed reading that.  I cannot believe they put them both on the same night.  Please let me know if they ask Kaku to stay for an additional couple of hours to take part in the Quayle interview.  I would actually tune in for that (and record it, and play it back every night for the next month for the comic relief it would provide.)

Not that anybody cares, but the damn tree is still standing- (at least it is stripped bare)... I ended up having, purchase a much smaller chainsaw today (ever climb with a 17lb Husqvarna and a 22 inch bar to top a 65 foot pine???) 

Suddenly I feel possessed by Falkie talking about my life and pointless details that strangers 1000 miles away couldn't care less about... Anybody curious what I had for supper or what colour I plan on painting the entrance?

I get nervous enough using an axe on skinny twenty to thirty foot alders.

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

If Steve Quayle raised the pitch of his voice a little, would he sound like the Numbers Lady?

[zeebo]

Quayle recounts a time he mocked some scientist saying "Well how do you know all that science stuff you believe is true?"

Um dude, it's called the scientific method.  It's the whole basis of science.  Rigorous observation of empirical evidence, ya know, all that stuff.

[gnooryblows]

Quayle recounts a time he mocked some scientist saying "Well how do you know all that science stuff you believe is true?"

Um dude, it's called the scientific method.  It's the whole basis of science.  Rigorous observation of empirical evidence, ya know, all that stuff.

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[PB the Deplorable]

does anyone else ever wonder if maybe this dude is just so full of numbers and book things and doesnt really know a damn thing about what he's talking about? like his head is lodged firmly in his butthole?

Who - George, Michi-yoo, or Bill the AAA?

[gnooryblows]

i was talkin bout michi

[zeebo]

i was talkin bout michi

I think he sometimes spins things towards a popular science audience, e.g. emphasizing pop culture refs from sci-fi tv & the movies etc., and ideas which are highly speculative, so there's a bit of showmanship going on there I'd agree.  But I personally have no doubt the guy knows the fundamentals. 

Btw, one reason I like him is early in his career they wanted him to work on atomic weapons because he's so smart (nuclear physics is not easy), but instead he went into theoretical physics (which is harder) hoping to bring humanity forward into the next level of civilization.

[michio]

Whatever pharmaceutical cocktails Steve "I'll breathe when I'm dead" Quayle is on, make mine a double triple. His B.S. was of biblical proportions, as usual.

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[GeorgieForPresident2216]

Whatever pharmaceutical cocktails Steve "I'll breathe when I'm dead" Quayle is on, make mine a double triple. His B.S. was of biblical proportions, as usual.

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But he has "a four star general, a bunch of them in fact," as advisors.

[George Drooly]

In answering Bill the AAA, Michio (which George continues to pronounce as Michi-yoo) mentions he was raised Buddhist but his parents send him to Christian Sunday School, to which George for some reason in the background chimes in with "That's right." Wtf why are you confirming the guy's own family history?

Yes, that was incredibly annoying. He does that dozens of times a night. It's a way of feigning familiarity, for lack of anything substantive to say. George Noory fucking sucks. I hate him.

[George Drooly]

lmfaoooooooo then just now kaku basically told George that it was his life work to complete einsteins work and make a theory of everything and George basically says "good for you, did it come easy for you? or was it difficult for you?"

was he expecting kaku to say "oh it was a breeze"?

Not as difficult as microwaving frozen pizza rolls in one dimension, George.