A Brief History of A Brief History of Time

[sharplittleteeth]

No plans for this evening? Want to expand your mind with Science?

May I recommend "A Brief History of A Brief History of Time?

It's a cross between a science lecture and a comedy festival show. andricongirl  and I saw it last night, and enjoyed it immensely.

Ben McKenzie basically summarises Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time chapter by chapter, explaining the big ideas with a whiteboard and some amusing props. It's got quantum physics, black holes and Paris Hilton jokes in it.

Like I told Ben afterwards, it's both funny and educational.

Anyway, the last show is tonight, 7pm, at the Royal Society of Victoria building. Which is a beautiful Victoria-era building filled with historical and scientific importance. Also, portraits of eminent scientists with rather startling facial hair.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_ryn/]

I didn't even know we HAD a "Royal Society of Victoria". I find that highly amusing.

[sharplittlteeth.livejournal.com]

My favourite bit of the building: the room where we had after-show refreshments had a sign that read

PLEASE LEAVE ROOMS AS YOU FIND THEM

Which led to visions of all a mass of confused scientists milling in the corridors because they had to leave each room the moment they discovered them.

[nictoupee.livejournal.com]

I think I might go to this.

thanks for the tip.