Comments on: Blinded Me with Science http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/blinded-me-with-science/ Paul Hoffman on words, chess, food, science, and everything else that's big fun. An exploration of ideas in my book King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:14:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: paulhoffman http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/blinded-me-with-science/#comment-1605 paulhoffman Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:58:36 +0000 http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-1605 Ideas like this help me make it through the night. Ideas like this help me make it through the night.

]]> By: Tom Panelas http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/blinded-me-with-science/#comment-1604 Tom Panelas Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:56:38 +0000 http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-1604 Well, take the ribbon from my hair! What a cool idea. Well, take the ribbon from my hair! What a cool idea.

]]> By: paulhoffman http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/blinded-me-with-science/#comment-1602 paulhoffman Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:05:11 +0000 http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-1602 Yes, it was intentional. Thomas Dolby used to be a neighbor of mine during my three years in Los Angeles when I lived just below the Hollywood sign. Yes, it was intentional. Thomas Dolby used to be a neighbor of mine during my three years in Los Angeles when I lived just below the Hollywood sign.

]]> By: Ryan Emmett http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/blinded-me-with-science/#comment-1601 Ryan Emmett Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:55:07 +0000 http://paulhoffman.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-1601 It's not exactly a classic like the Pink Floyd album, but your post title brought to mind Thomas Dolby's song "She Blinded Me with Science" featuring voice samples from the eccentric British scientist Magnus Pike. Was this an intentional reference? :) http://video.yahoo.com/watch/18776?v=18776 When bored I have attempted to hold conversations with friends in nothing but song titles (yes, I'm a geek) and I seem to recall the same idea being used as a round on the game show "Whose line is it anyway?". It’s not exactly a classic like the Pink Floyd album, but your post title brought to mind Thomas Dolby’s song “She Blinded Me with Science” featuring voice samples from the eccentric British scientist Magnus Pike. Was this an intentional reference? :)

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/18776?v=18776

When bored I have attempted to hold conversations with friends in nothing but song titles (yes, I’m a geek) and I seem to recall the same idea being used as a round on the game show “Whose line is it anyway?”.

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