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TV For Nerds: Cable Science Network?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can't-decide-if-its-overkill dept.

Ridgelift writes "Wired is covering The Cable Science Network. New York Times science writer Sandra Blakeslee puts it best: "I cover a lot of meetings and I can just see things unfolding, but we can't cover it all in print media, so it would be wonderful to have things like talks and plenary sessions accessible to the public. There are a lot of C-SPAN junkies, and I think there would be a similar interest (in science TV) from the American public." There's also a home page for the network here." Seems like only two months ago we discussed the possibility.

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  1. TV for nerds? already got it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's called the SciFi Channel.

  2. How long will it last? by DarkHand · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Hopefully a channel like this can stick to what it was meant to show. Remember TLC? Didn't that used to stand for The Learning Channel? When did it become The Trading Spaces And Other Non Educational Crud Channel?

  3. Uhh... by radicalskeptic · · Score: 5, Funny

    By focusing mainly on medical developments and boiling everything down to 30 seconds, science is often sensationalized and distorted, said Sandra Blakeslee, a science writer for The New York Times.

    Of course we don't have any problems like that on Slashdot, where everything is reported accurately and with little fanfare...

    Oh wait, this just in, THE MILKY WAY JUST GOT BIGGER!

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  4. I'd like to see a YRO channel by Hanna's+Goblin+Toys · · Score: 5, Interesting

    24 hour coverage of DMCA, RIAA, MPAA and other tech rights issues - it would be cool to see news anchors talking about students being sued for holding down the shift key, keyboard manufacturers being sued for creating circumvention devices, and the rest of the fool's parade that is the entertainment industry these days. I think it would wake a lot of people up.

  5. And none too soon by Polyhazard · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was just thinking the other day about how nerds don't spend nearly enough time staring at a screen!

  6. SlashTV by ziggyboy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Have you guys considered getting a few hours air time per week? Might be good to have SlashTV or something...