Revenge of the Nerds (ft. 'Science Fair' team)

Boom Time

Flula

Comedy

5 • 693 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

'Science Fair' is an exuberant new documentary hailed by critics as "inspirational and invigorating," "brilliant and quirky" and an "ode to the teenage science geeks on who our future depends." Winner of audience awards at Sundance, SXSW and the Flula Borg Sofa-O-Rama Film Fëstival, National Geographic Documentary Films' 'Science Fair' follows nine high school students from all over the earth as they navigate rivalries, fainting spells and, of course, teenage hormones, on their journey to compete at The International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). On this episode of BOOM TIME, the DuPont Award-winning filmmakers Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster tell Flula and Alex about how they made 'the best movie of 2018,' according to Flula Borg. It's the most science-y episöde yet and it starts right now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I am Flula Borg and it is now boom time.
0:07.6	Science Fair is a new documentary about the international science fair, which is like the Nerd Olympics.
0:14.1	And today we speak with the directors of the film, Christina Costantini and Darren Foster.
0:20.2	Science Fair follows nine students as they navigate rivalries, setbacks, and of course, teenage hormones,
0:27.4	with 1,700 of the smartest teenagers from 78 different countries all trying to be named Best in Fear?
0:34.8	Let me tell you, the competition is fierce. As a science note myself,
0:39.6	I laughed, I cried and I cheered. And also I cry laughed cheered as I watch the documentary.
0:45.6	It's the most sciencey episode of Boom Time yet, and it all starts right now.
0:55.2	Hello listeners of Boom Time and welcome to, you know it, boom time with your host, Fluleborg and our
1:01.1	director, Alex, Symmens.
1:02.5	Alex, how are you?
1:03.5	I'm good.
1:04.1	I'm good.
1:04.5	Thank you for finally asking.
1:06.3	Yeah, I know.
1:06.8	It took me 0.8-5 times four seconds.
1:10.4	No, you always ask.
1:11.5	I do ask.
1:12.2	And I appreciate that.
1:13.0	And I just used numbers because this episode has some fun, sciencey, numbery things.
1:18.7	A little bit.
1:19.3	Not a lot, but a little bit.
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