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>>> You would probably find QI interesting, not always about sciencey
>>> stuff, but a good programme to watch.
>> I do sometimes watch that, yes. Although it's not especially easy
>> figuring out when it's actually on TV. But if somebody else discovers
>> that it's on, I'll sometimes sit and watch it.
>
> http://bbc.co.uk/qi seems to be a pretty definitive source for that
> information. But googling "qi schedule" turns up some good hints as
> well. ;-)
Yes, obviously it hadn't occurred to me that these days the data is
probably online.
>> I think meeting Mr Fry might possibly be almost as interesting as
>> meeting Einstein. ;-)
>
> I'm quite sure he'd be more interesting. :-)
I'm not so sure... but neither claim is falsifiable, so...
>> You could live in a dark hole under a rock somewhere and you'd still
>> know who Einstein is. ;-)
>
> Have you talked to someone who lives in a dark hole under a rock
> somewhere and asked them? ;-)
Well... not literally, but I've come close. ;-)
> I could argue that you could live in a dark hole under a rock somewhere
> and still know who Jane Goodall or Richard Dawkins was, too.
Good luck with that. Dawkins I've heard of, Goodall I haven't.
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