I hope they're all wearing Worf foreheads. I hope the lecture is in Klingon too. With people making the noise of the Star Trek doors as they go in.why would we want to ruin the surprise?
and why can't they be both?
they seem to be quite a serious lot, though, looking at their pages on the internetI hope they're all wearing Worf foreheads. I hope the lecture is in Klingon too. With people making the noise of the Star Trek doors as they go in.
I bet most of them are on another planet.
I think my dad (long term SF reader and also a scientist) might have been a member - he's certainly mentioned them. My impression was also of both cardigans and real science.
Tbh we need more people doing science in cardigans and tweed, ideally with pipes and serious expressions as they say "but with all due respect Professor, don't you realise what this experiment could do to the very fabric of the universe?" None of this scruffy modern lot in t-shirts, appearing on TV to say how astrophysics is brilliant.
I shall report back from my experience later this week and include a full sartorial analysis.I think my dad (long term SF reader and also a scientist) might have been a member - he's certainly mentioned them. My impression was also of both cardigans and real science.
Tbh we need more people doing science in cardigans and tweed, ideally with pipes and serious expressions as they say "but with all due respect Professor, don't you realise what this experiment could do to the very fabric of the universe?" None of this scruffy modern lot in t-shirts, appearing on TV to say how astrophysics is brilliant.
The two categories are not particularly exclusiveAnyone ever been to their talks? I'm going this week and can't work out if I'm going to encounter a load of cardigan-wearing, Star Trek geeks and blokes with Worf forehards or real science-type people.
Used to be very serious puts together paper projects to like Daedalus, before NASA got off the ground, groups like these were the main drivers for promoting human space flight.Anyone ever been to their talks? I'm going this week and can't work out if I'm going to encounter a load of cardigan-wearing, Star Trek geeks and blokes with Worf forehards or real science-type people.
[the office] is situated on South Lambeth Road (A203) near Vauxhall station, and not far from the Secret Intelligence Service building.
However early in 1936, the Society discovered that this ambition was thwarted by the Explosives Act of 1875, which prevented any private testing of liquid-fuel rockets in the United Kingdom.
Bet they don't have a single member from another planet.
Daily Mail for this pish.Tbh we need more people doing science in cardigans and tweed, ideally with pipes and serious expressions as they say "but with all due respect Professor, don't you realise what this experiment could do to the very fabric of the universe?" None of this scruffy modern lot in t-shirts, appearing on TV to say how astrophysics is brilliant.
Their site appears to be painfully slow at the moment but you can view upcoming events here: http://www.bis-space.com/whats-onwhen are they doing their next talk?![]()