Sleek Geeks

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Adam Spencer
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first_aired = 3 January 2008
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"Sleek Geeks" is an Australian science television series, hosted by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer. The six-part series aired from January 3 2008, and was based on Kruszelnicki and Spencer's Sleek Geek Week travelling roadshow, as well as Kruszelnicki's "Great Moments in Science" broadcasts on Triple J radio. The show is co-hosted by fellow "geeks" Yumi Stynes, Ruben Meerman and Dr Stephen Bosi.

The program aims to demonstrate scientific principles and debunk common myths and fallacies, although Kruszelnicki and Spencer were disparaging of similar programs such as Discovery Channel's "MythBusters" (which Spencer called "constructively anti-scientific") and Sky One's "" (which according to Kruszelnicki was "embarrassing... women jumping on trampolines"). [Molitorisz, Sacha: [http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/revenge-of-the-nerds/2007/12/30/1198949666009.html Revenge of the nerds] , "The Sydney Morning Herald", December 31 2007.]

"Sleek Geeks" was one of the first batch of television programs offered for sale in Australia on the iTunes Store. [Murfett, Andrew: [http://business.theage.com.au/australian-ipods-now-in-the-picture-20080625-2wvm.html Australian iPods now in the picture] , "The Age", June 26, 2008.]

Episodes

Episode 1: Senses

The first episode examines the senses of the human body: Adam tries his feet at firewalking, the audience consumes some hot chillis, Karl attempts to break glass with singing, and the story of Mike the Headless Chicken is shown. [Walters, Conrad: [http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv-reviews/sleek-geeks/2008/01/02/1198949881554.html Review: Sleek Geeks - Senses] , "The Age", January 2 2008.]

Episode 2: Mind Games

The second episode covers matters of the mind: Adam subjects himself to hypnosis, Karl explains why we experience déjà vu, and the mind's filtered perception is demonstrated when nobody notices a man in a gorilla suit in the audience.

Episode 3: Boys & Girls

The third episode looks at the differences between men and women, starting with the X chromosome, autoimmunity in women, fetal mouth movement, how finger length can indicate sperm count, and some facts about nose-picking. [Miletic, Daniella: [http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv-reviews/sleek-geeks/2008/01/23/1201024977652.html Review: Sleek Geeks - Boys and Girls] , "The Sydney Morning Herald", January 23 2008.]

Episode 4: Time

The fourth episode covers time: the Big Bang, the theory of relativity, the Libet experiment, and how daylight saving contributes to a higher accident rate.

Episode 5: Forces

Adam and Karl experience zero gravity with the Roulettes aerobatic team, discuss faster-than-light movement, look at the development of nuclear weapons, and find out who the "Murphy" who supposedly coined Murphy's law was.

Episode 6: Water

The final episode covers water: Adam and Karl find out the best way to escape from a rip current, and to keep beer cool at a party. The audience sampled reclaimed water, recycled from Adam's urine and bathwater.

References

External links

* [http://www.abc.net.au/science/sleekgeeks/ Sleek Geeks - the TV show] (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)