I'm enthralled by science videos and curse my lack of productivity. I only hope you find my distractions as engaging as I did: 1. Is Earth Unique?. 2. The Poetry of Science.
The first one was pretty cool. I didn't enjoy the second one as much, mainly because I can't stand Richard Dawkins. He's got this sort of self-superiority that probably comes more from his accent and intellectual mannerisms than anything else. It's probably hard to be a distinguished British guy because everybody assumes you're aloof (although I'm sure there are plenty of anglophiles that find him more approachable because of it).
I liked the second vid less, too. I doubt it's a British thing (you don't find Attenborough smug, do you?) but he never comes across as smug to me; just very straightforward.
The first one was pretty cool. I didn't enjoy the second one as much, mainly because I can't stand Richard Dawkins. He's got this sort of self-superiority that probably comes more from his accent and intellectual mannerisms than anything else. It's probably hard to be a distinguished British guy because everybody assumes you're aloof (although I'm sure there are plenty of anglophiles that find him more approachable because of it).
ReplyDeleteI liked the second vid less, too. I doubt it's a British thing (you don't find Attenborough smug, do you?) but he never comes across as smug to me; just very straightforward.
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