Science and Comedy – Perfect Together | StarTalk

startalk would not be Startalk we’re it
not for the tandem comedic elements that
we weave in to the science that we are
otherwise conveying what you will notice
from Seth MacFarlane if you only catch
the highlights of his comedic life you
may only have noticed his jokes that are
sort of rich in flatulence okay but he’s
actually a deep science fan he’s been a
science fan his whole life if you look
at enough of his creative work
especially in the character of Stewie
the little baby and family guy there’s
science rampant throughout the program
and so it was quite natural to have him
be a guest on Startalk I’m a big fan of
comedians I love what they do I think
comedians as a community of people
especially stand-up comedians but
comedians in general they are
collectively the repository of all our
cultural social political interpersonal
mores they see where we are and they
know our weak points and they know our
strong points they know what we want to
be true they know what we fight to be
true and they come at us and hold up
mirrors right when we least expect it we
say wow I’m laughing at myself and I
didn’t even think that was possible when
you full science into that I think
science elevates its place within pop
culture such that people learn about how
and why the universe works while they’re
smiling while they’re laughing and
that’s a potent combination you’re not
laughing for no reason and you’re not
learning with no joy you put the two
together I think we can deliver the
entire universe through that marriage
through that woven tapestry that is
science and comedy
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