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Adam Savage on how ideas lead to discoveries

March 16, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: adam savage, Eratosthenes, Hippolyte Fizeau, mythbusters, science

Beyond the Mythbusters trailer

September 13, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: adam savage, mythbusters

Craig Ferguson interviews Neil Gaiman

July 3, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: American Gods, Craig Ferguson, cthulhu, doctor who, matt smith, mythbusters, Neil Gaiman, Sandman, The Doctor's Wife

Mythbusters do the Doctor Who dance

May 29, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.…

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: adam savage, arcattack, doctor who, mythbusters

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