Event overview
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This event is part of the Goldsmiths Humanists Society invited speakers series
The Importance of Being Interested is an arts graduate's look at how he became interested in science and realised the importance of attempting to view the world with evidence and rationalism.
Robin is now predominantly known as a science populariser and pioneering comedian behind hugely successful live events such as The Book Club, School for Gifted Children and9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People. He presents Infinite Monkey Cage on Radio 4 with Brian Cox which recently won the Sony Gold Award.
For stand up he has won three Chortle Awards, the Time Out Outstanding Achievement Award and was nominated for the Best Live Show at the British Comedy Awards.
He is a regular contributor to Alan Moore's Dodgem Logic magazine, New Statesman and has also written for The Times, Telegraph, The Independent, Eureka Science Magazine, Reader's Digest and many more.
His regular radio appearances have included The News Quiz, Just a Minute and Loose Ends as well as presenting documentaries:Schrodinger's Cat and Vinyl Culture.
He has made many TV appearances on panel shows and Stand Up shows including The Review Show , The TV Book Club and many more.
His first book, Robin Ince's Bad Book Club was published by Little Brown in 2010 and his first feature film screenplay,Razzle Dazzle(Wild Eddie Films/
Sony), was released in 2008. It opened the New York Children's Film Festival and was selected for the Berlin Film Festival.
His recent science tour Uncaged Monkeys with Brian Cox, Simon Singh and Ben Goldacre was a total sellout including two nights at Hammersmith Apollo.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 13 Dec 2012 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm |
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