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[-] jsomae@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago

All of these comments expressing distaste with Neil deGrasse Tyson's character. I want to hear what people think about the actual criticism though.

(For those who didn't click: sand absorbs sound, so there's no way worms can hear thumping. Also, how do the worms move while rigid/straight.)

[-] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

spoilerIt's based on a soft science book about a guy who can see into the future, has a super-computer brain and controls people with his voice. In later book a guy's clone gets his dead memories because he was ordered to kill his buddy. Another guy lives for 3000 years by putting worms on his skin.


It's a fun series with some philosophical themes. I recommend it. scientific accuracy was not a goal and seems beside the point, but it makes sense for a science entertainer to have something to say about it while it's trending

P.S. their plated skin is involved in their movement. Think it's less a wriggle sometimes and more like a sound wave. compress expand?

[-] D61@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

spoilerand everybody forgets about the robots...

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