[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 22, 2010

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:36:13 -0500
Message-ID: <jvkfq51b6omtfmh8u8krlt17u1572l5il0_at_4ax.com>

On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:51:09 -0700, you wrote:

>When you concentrate on the education you lose a large portion of the
>viewing audience. For the Meteorite Men show to work they had to make
>some sacrifices for the benefit of the probable success of the show.

Or, even more to the point-- the Science channel does not exist to educate-- it
exists to make money. So they sacrafice educational quality for the sake of
getting a bigger audience.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/science-channel-refuses-to-dumb-down-science-any-f,2897/

You want educational programming? Go with PBS.
Received on Mon 22 Mar 2010 04:36:13 PM PDT