• Question: What do you think of Prof. Brian Cox? Do you agree that he is making science "sexy"?

    Asked by fuzzyduckling to Asif, Laura, Lena, Sean, Viv on 16 Mar 2012.
    • Photo: Lena Ciric

      Lena Ciric answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      I think he’s getting people other than scientists interested in science, which is great. I think the series he’s done are great. Not sure about “sexy”, though…

    • Photo: Viv Lyons

      Viv Lyons answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      Television producers will often choose a presenter who looks good but he also has a great ability to explain complicated concepts in fantastically simple ways. His explanations don’t use flashy graphics when he can use something simple. Have you noticed that he always uses sand to demonstrate things?

    • Photo: Laura Waters

      Laura Waters answered on 16 Mar 2012:

      He used to work for someone I know and they said he was a lovely guy. I’d love his job! That would be fun and you could travel the world.

    • Photo: Sean Murphy

      Sean Murphy answered on 20 Mar 2012:

      I have sat through many boring lectures, so any one that can make science interesting and enjoyable is going to be successful. It can actually be quite hard to take difficult ideas and concepts and explain them in a simple but fun way. This is something I am learning by answering your questions!

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