The Infinite Monkey鈥檚 Guide to... Building a Universe
Brian Cox and Robin Ince ask whether our universe really began with the big bang and throw comedian Matt Lucas into a black hole.
While most of us believe the universe began with a big bang, Brian and Robin hear some of the alternative theories, including an Egyptian myth that it actually started with a giant ejaculation, as they question the origins of life as we know it. With so much still to be discovered about the cosmos, Rufus Hound says we need more bangs and flashes in chemistry classes, arguing lessons aren鈥檛 dangerous enough anymore. So could comedians play a role in advancing the science? Matt Lucas says he鈥檚 happy to jump into a black hole when he learns there鈥檚 high speed internet and Eric Idle gets poetic about the tiniest of particles in a special song about the Higgs Boson.
Episodes featured:
Series 10: Before the Big Bang
Series 23: The Fundamentals of Reality
Series 14: The Recipe to Build a Universe
Series 22: Black Holes
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Series 8: Glastonbury Special
New episodes will be released on Wednesdays, but if you鈥檙e in the UK, listen to new episodes, a week early, first on 大象传媒 Sounds: bbc.in/3K3JzyF
Producer: Marijke Peters
Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem
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Brian Cox and Robin Ince host an irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.
