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Hello, I'm Professor Brian Cox, CVE AFRS.

I'm Robinence PCW, PCW, which means I am a pointless celebrity's winner twice over,

just so you know. One of my greatest dancers was Oldenay, another was Eve Ferret.

Anyway, and this is the Infinite Monkey Cage.

Now, human beings have a habit of always living in the worst time possible.

The past is a place of rosy nostalgia, where old women would unicycle to communion,

balancing a pint of beer on their head.

And the future is a place where we've all moved to a luxury centre-park on Mars.

The only time that's rubbish is the present, which tragically is where we always have to live.

Now, in the 21st century, it seems popular to believe that this century is where the human species jump the shark.

After decades of reason and progress, we became a world of crack pots and conspiracy theories

even Brian, in fact, he is not immune to crazy pseudoscience.

The other day, he was telling me, basically, he told me that one particle could go through two slits at one time.

But typically being a pseudoscientist, he said,

oh, but only if you're not looking. What a crank.

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You see, here's the problem with creating shows that are balanced.

But if indeed you should balance drivel.

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For 13 years now, I've attempted to present a science show celebrating the most remarkable strides we've made

as a species in understanding the deep structure of nature and the majesty of the heavens,

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