The Science Channel used to be the Discovery Science Channel, which is not the same as the Discovery Channel, which has very little science on it these days.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Hebbard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:29 PM Subject: [USMA:29280] Re: Science channel doing more SI than most US channels > Glad to hear it, Ezra! > > [ BTW, the Discovery Channel is still around (...and still heavily > WOMBATistic); both it and the Science Channel are 'networks' of > Discovery Communications (www.discovery.com), along with TLC, > Animal Planet, Discover Health Channel, the Travel Channel, > Discovery Times, Discovery Kids, fitTV, Discovery Home & Leisure > Channel, Discovery Wings Channel, Discovery HD Theater, ... > > Let's hope there'll be some spillover from SC to the others! ] > > bh > > On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Ezra Steinberg wrote: > > > I have been watching some of the Science Channel (apparently the new > > name for the Discovery Channel). I have been pleased to note that most > > of the programs I have viewed use SI (only!) both in the narration and > > in the interviews with scientists. This is a big change from what the > > Discovery Channel was doing just a few years ago! > > > > Ezra > >
