[justinh]

The best theory of the formation of the universe is the Big Bang Theory. I check HN at least daily (often far more), and I haven't seen any posts regarding alternative theories or poking holes in the Big Bang Theory.

What origin of the universe theory does the HN zeitgeist advocate?

[aantix]

LMAO.. Big Bang Theory... The TV Show.

I probably should have been more explicit but the very fact that this was misunderstood, probably proves my point about HN News and pop culture..

Or maybe you're just trolling... :)

[jaded-rabbit]

I'm new to HN and the main thing I notice ( and like) is that people here don't seem so obsessed with mundane rubbish.

BBT as example - low level comedy with canned laughter that relies on silly stereotypes for literally everything. Faux-geeks love it - the people who 'know everything about tech and gadgets' but can't read a line of code, the populist sciencey crowd rather than the science people themselves.

I'm not american so maybe just cultural difference but everything about is always seemed too try-hard and populist.

If HN spurns those hangeronners then I'm happy. Happy-ish anyway.

[aantix]

While the value of watching a "rubbish" comedy (or TV for that matter) certainly is debatable, the content of the show, or at least the accuracy of the physics jokes, are spot on. They are pretty rigorous in their joke fact checking :

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-big-bang-theory-has-hidden-j...

>A lot of the humor is over the heads of the general audience.

>But there are jokes inside of jokes, and for those who

>recognize the science, they’re hilarious. The show takes this

>stuff so seriously that it employs a UCLA physics professor

>to make sure it gets it right.

>Case in point: In a 2009 episode, “The Jiminy Conjecture,”

>Sheldon and Howard heard a chirp and then argued over which

>variety of cricket made the sound.

>On the whiteboard in the background is Dolbear’s law, which

>states the relationship between the air temperature and the

>rate at which crickets chirp.

>“I went to a Dolbear presentation at Tufts, and they talked

>about this, in like 1989,” says one high-profile fan of the

>show, Seamus Blackley, one of the creators of Microsoft’s

>original Xbox game console. “I remembered it!”

>“Once I realized what was going on, it was awesome,” added

>Mr. Blackley, who is also trained in physics. “It’s the No. 1

>show, and it has actual physics in it.”

I'm just not sure there's ever been a show that's attempted to deliver comedy around Schrodinger's Cat or Quantum Uncertainty. They do a phenomenal job with comedy surrounding such technical subjects, but just by acknowledging my fondness for the show, puts me in a minority here.

[whyever]

I know physics professors who enjoy the show.

[retbull]

Might not be American and have no idea what it is.

[aantix]

Valid point.

[kimcheekumquat]

I think this comment just reinforces his point hahahaha

[eclipxe]

Whoosh