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Title: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Post by: Kosh on June 15, 2008, 11:12:38 pm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4138240.ece


About time someone took this on.

Title: Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Post by: MP-Ryan on June 16, 2008, 02:05:38 am

Seems Canada is going to gain a physicist or two.  Brilliant policy that, Minister.

Title: Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Post by: Flipside on June 16, 2008, 02:59:50 am

And then they wonder why most of their degree students end up working abroad...

Title: Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Post by: IPAndrews on June 17, 2008, 02:44:54 am

Anyone else here think Stephen Hawking is a self important pr**k?

Title: Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Post by: Flipside on June 17, 2008, 03:33:37 am

I do, to be honest, but he's also right in this case.

Still, it shouldn't have taken Stephen Hawking saying it for people to figure it out, if you'll pardon the pun, it's isn't exactly quantum physics.

Title: Re: Stephen Hawking vs. 80 million pound science budget cut
Post by: Rand al Thor on June 23, 2008, 11:49:06 am

Rarff!

And here I am considering a move from IT into Physics (of some sort. College will have to be involved again).

I love politicians. See my post on the lisbon treaty thread if you don't believe me.