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The Infinite Monkey Cage

Science Museum

The Infinite Monkey Cage

BBC

Comedy, Science

4.79.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2013

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Brian Cox and Robin Ince transport their infinite cage to the more finite proportions of London's Science Museum to discuss wonder in science, and why children seem to have it, but too many of us lose it as adults. Joining them on stage are comedian Josie Long, US astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Science Museum Ian Blatchford and author and historian Richard Holmes. There's also a special performance by comedian and rap artist Doc Brown, in tribute to his childhood hero.

Transcript

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0:00.0

On my left, a man who first became fascinated

0:02.7

in the wonders of the universe when he was only 38 years old

0:06.9

and offered some money by the BBC to do a series with that name.

0:10.2

Though there was a clever backstory about the fact

0:12.0

that he used to work at Sirn might have been a keyboard player

0:14.8

for a chart band, all of that is false.

0:16.7

There is a possibility, in fact, he may only be six years old

0:19.3

and a clone, hence the curious, smooth skin.

0:22.5

It is Professor Brian Cox.

0:24.6

On my right, a man who first became interested in science

0:27.2

when he stuck a pin into a plug socket

0:29.0

and was hurled across the room.

0:30.7

And he's been doing that ever since

0:31.8

because he never learns, hence his hairstyle.

0:34.3

It's Robin Ins.

0:35.5

Today we are looking at Wanda,

0:36.8

and so we are one of Britain's great buildings of Wanda,

0:39.5

which is the Science Museum in London.

0:41.5

The Science Museum originally began its life in 1857.

0:44.9

After British realised that we couldn't just keep

0:46.9

filling museums with stuff we'd taken from other countries

0:49.7

and had to start making some stuff

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