Our Skewed Priorities

A brief rant about the news and our skewed sense of importance.

All information on Kepler obtained here: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/main/index.html

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• news
• kepler
• space
• telescope
• nasa
• new
• planet
• planets
• lindsay
• lohan
• ufo
• over
• jerusalem

[thegeffc]

good work here

[dannypantsgm]

@thegeffc thank you

[Pillowpants8495]

Not that I give a fuck about Lindsey Lohan but this discovery doesn't really hold any relevance since we can't get to these worlds.

[dannypantsgm]

@Pillowpants8495 Ok, so... by that logic, the discovery of Mars never held any relevance because we couldn't get there at the time. Bit short sighted. I mean, what ever happened to appreciating knowledge for it's own sake?

[geneticepistomology]

You just added another sub.

[dannypantsgm]

@unassumption I agree with this. I did this video a while ago and if I did it again I would add in an explanation that I wasn't implying space travel should be our top concern, but that I wish all science and technology were reported on more so that people could have a chance to develop more of an appreciation for it. This, I feel, would help with many of the problems we face on this world. The Kepler discovery being overshadowed just happened to be the one that sparked my rebuke.

[dannypantsgm]

@ProgHead777 Oh if only. One Neil is worth a hundred Lohans.

[ProgHead777]

@dannypantsgm It's the viewers that shape the news, not the other way around. The reason they report on Lindsay Lohan's every burp and fart is because that's what gets ratings. Science has to compete with pop culture for attention of the PUBLIC. The news media will follow wherever the ratings are. The good news is that it seems to be gaining ground, albeit very slowly. 10 more Neil deGrasse Tysons touring the country, getting people fired up about science literacy might help.

[pavingdp]

maybe once huminaty stops the greed, hatered, and finds out the possabilitys maybe before its too late.  can you imagine 200 years from now, what we will know? folks we need to stop worrying about oil and getting rich. we need to look more deeply into the sky as people not, different country's.

[MrBrucebracey]

Very enjoyable thank you

[TheSpikeystuff]

some great inforamtion here thanks

[jessyjessy4]

This is a great video

[Leon612]

forget about Lindsey Lohan, I'd rather stare and Kim K's giant, yet firm butt. woot-woot!