Adam Savage is more than “from Mythbusters”. He’s an intelligent man and a champion for science. He’s also a very good speaker. This TED video (technically TED Ed and enhanced with animations) has Adam walk the audience through how ideas can lead to scientific discoveries. Example include how Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth […]
Beyond the Mythbusters trailer
I wake up to the TV switching on the Discovery Channel. It’s a pretty good way to ensure there’s something decent on that is capable of pulling the sleepy brain into the world of wakefulness. The Mythbuster trailer is particularly good. It’s good because it sings “hallelujah!” at me and because I’m looking forward to […]
Craig Ferguson interviews Neil Gaiman
Right now, at the time of posting, this video can be watched anywhere in the world. It’s a clip from US TV in which Craig Ferguson interviews Neil Gaiman. Gaiman’s on because it’s American Gods was 10 years old on the 19th of June. The geeky conversation stretches from Sandman to Doctor Who. There’s plenty […]
Mythbusters do the Doctor Who dance
Have the Mythbusters ever looked into any of the science on Doctor Who? Dunno. They’ve looked into sci-fi before, or, well, some of the real-world science around sci-fi films like Deep Blue Sea. This video stars just one Mythbuster – the famous Adam Savage – a heck of a lot of electricity being pumped out […]
