Comments on: Of Bacon and Erdos http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/ Blogging one sidereal day at a time Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Henderson http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/comment-page-1/#comment-28342 Dan Henderson Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:33:09 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=1174#comment-28342 Actually, my all-time favorite episode of RadioLab was the one they did on Space: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2006/05/12 Highly recommended. Along with AstronomyCast, of course! Actually, my all-time favorite episode of RadioLab was the one they did on Space:

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2006/05/12

Highly recommended. Along with AstronomyCast, of course!

]]> By: Dan Henderson http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/comment-page-1/#comment-28334 Dan Henderson Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:39:46 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=1174#comment-28334 I think you might really enjoy a recent episode of the terrific WNYC podcast RadioLab, all on Numbers. One major segment is on Erdos, and it's a fascinating story: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2009/10/09 I think you might really enjoy a recent episode of the terrific WNYC podcast RadioLab, all on Numbers. One major segment is on Erdos, and it’s a fascinating story:

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2009/10/09

]]> By: pamela Gay http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/comment-page-1/#comment-27529 pamela Gay Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:58:26 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=1174#comment-27529 You can read about Erdos Numbers here: http://www.oakland.edu/enp/ You can read about Erdos Numbers here: http://www.oakland.edu/enp/

]]> By: Alexandre Girardot http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/comment-page-1/#comment-27516 Alexandre Girardot Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:54:13 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=1174#comment-27516 What's an Erdos number ? What’s an Erdos number ?

]]> By: Alice http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/comment-page-1/#comment-27500 Alice Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:28:32 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=1174#comment-27500 You win! I'm glad you finally found out what your number is. :) You win! I’m glad you finally found out what your number is.

:)

]]> By: jody boese http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/comment-page-1/#comment-27485 jody boese Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:26:10 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=1174#comment-27485 i have no idea of my erdos number but since I once stage managed a reading with K Bacon, I usually have a Bacon separation of two or three. i have no idea of my erdos number but since I once stage managed a reading with K Bacon, I usually have a Bacon separation of two or three.

]]> By: Blaise Pascal http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/comment-page-1/#comment-27484 Blaise Pascal Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:10:11 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=1174#comment-27484 According to The Oracle of Bacon, Dr. Kevin R. Grazier has a Bacon number of 2, via the movie The Great War of Magellan with Brad Dourif, who was in Murder In The FIrst with Kevin Bacon. Thus your Bacon number is no more than 3, assuming you count documentaries. According to The Oracle of Bacon, Dr. Kevin R. Grazier has a Bacon number of 2, via the movie The Great War of Magellan with Brad Dourif, who was in Murder In The FIrst with Kevin Bacon.

Thus your Bacon number is no more than 3, assuming you count documentaries.

]]> By: Melissa Gay http://www.starstryder.com/2009/10/06/1174/comment-page-1/#comment-27483 Melissa Gay Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:08:52 +0000 http://www.starstryder.com/?p=1174#comment-27483 OMG OMG OMG. I want an Erdos number so badly that I will provide a free illustration for publication to anyone with a single-digit Erdos number!!!! OMG OMG OMG. I want an Erdos number so badly that I will provide a free illustration for publication to anyone with a single-digit Erdos number!!!!

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