>>> 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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