Having enjoyed watching Everything and Nothing on the iplayer last night, mine would be the excellent Professor Jim Al-Khalili.
Other than the ubiquitous Prof Cox (can't watch him, annoying voice), are there many others out there...?
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Who's your favourite celebrity professor?
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Heinz Wolff off of Gladiators (I think)
Stephen Hawkingbut my fave, Hans Rosling
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Slightly off topic...
I turned over to 'Wonders of the the universe' last night, with the afore mentioned Brian Cox, and my son went mental....saying "I dont want to watch him, I dont like him". When questioned as to why he disliked the good professer so much, he replied "He said that earth would not exist in X billion years".....Bless
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DezB, is that Magnus?
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Hans Rosling... (quick wikipedia)... Joy of Stats, wish I'd seen that!
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j_me, thanks for bringing some chilled out vibes to the thread, enjoyed that.
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DezB, is that Magnus?
Yep, the late great Dr. Magnus Pyke
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I get a 403 on that link DezB
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+1 for Professor Jim Al-Khalili
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Dr Magnus Pyke... was he actually a professor...?
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hes not a professor but he should be.
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and these obviously Dumbledor and Snape!!
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+1 for Organic355
Someone has to make him an honourary professor the man's a LegendPosted 1 year ago # -
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Heinz Wolfe is great
I also like Simon Schama's stuff too and Bettany Hughes
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I'm doubtful of the professional qualification of some of these professors!
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Magnus, for those who couldn't see the first pic.
Not a professor?? How dare you!
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Can't see how Dumbledore and Snape are professors, they aren't even affiliated to a University
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Dawkins
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Doh how could I forget about Darwin's rottweiler! The root of all evil was brilliant.
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Laurie Taylor
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Martin Rees. I'd read some of his books before, but I heard him giving a talk on the radio a while ago and was blown away by the lucid yet phenomenally intelligent things he said. Top bloke. Would really love to meet him.
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Laurent Fignon, RIP.
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Brian Cox. [advisory: video contains swearing]
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+1 for Fignon. Was never a fan at the time but read his book recently and completely changed my mind. A sad loss.
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Markie, got the man flu and that clip made me cough up a big green phlegm. Brilliant!
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili
his show on chaos theory was superb. can't believe i was a couple of hundred metres away from him for 3 years at Uni and didn't realise.
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Did like the ones he did on the atom and chemistry too. Did he ever do a series on famous mathematicians or was that someone else?
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Marcus du Sautoy.
Check out the "History of Mathematics" podcasts on the BBC website.
Also Finding Moonshine and the Music of the Primes for two great books on number theories and other mathematical beauty.
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Don't have to be affiliated with a university to be a prof.
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