It’s Hump Day, and Hili wants to plug a talk by Richard Dawkins, which she thinks should be required viewing for all schoolchildren:
A: What are you doing?
Hili: Growing up in the Universe.
In Polish:
Wednesday: Hili dialogue
April 9, 2014 • 6:51 am
Aw, what’s the fun in growing up? Then you have to pay taxes and die and stuff….
b&
For those not in need of Polish subtitles, the complete series, not broken into ten-minute clips, is here:
http://richannel.org/christmas-lectures/1991/richard-dawkins
And, yes — most highly recommended, for children of all ages.
Also recommended would be Sagan’s original Cosmos (I haven’t seen Neil’s reboot so won’t comment, though I’ve heard good things about it) and Attenborough’s Life on Earth.
If you’ve got all three under your belt, you’ve got a decent minimum level of scientific competence.
Cheers,
b&
You can get it on DVD but as a Royal Institution lecture it is here
http://www.richannel.org/christmas-lectures-past-richard-dawkins
Thanks; I’ve added a link to the full lecture in English.
I though hump days are for, well, you know…
‘thought’ it is spelled.
…when it’s good to be the King?
b&
Unfortunately it links to something that’s in Polish that I don’t understand.