Sleek Geeks is an Australian science television series, hosted by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer. The fourteen-part series aired from 3 January 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 was co-hosted by fellow "geeks" Yumi Stynes, Ruben Meerman and Dr Stephen Bosi.
3 January 2008 (2008-01-03) – 30 December 2010 (2010-12-30)
The program aimed 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 Brainiac: Science Abuse (which according to Kruszelnicki was "embarrassing... women jumping on trampolines").[1]
Sleek Geeks was one of the first batch of television programs offered for sale in Australia on the iTunes Store.[2]
Sleek Geeks Season 2 aired from 11 November until 30 December 2010, on ABC1 on a Thursday night at 8.00 pm.
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.[3]
Episode 2: Mind Gamesedit
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.
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.
sleek, geeks, australian, science, television, series, hosted, karl, kruszelnicki, adam, spencer, fourteen, part, series, aired, from, january, 2008, based, kruszelnicki, spencer, sleek, geek, week, travelling, roadshow, well, kruszelnicki, great, moments, sci. Sleek Geeks is an Australian science television series hosted by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Adam Spencer The fourteen part series aired from 3 January 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 was co hosted by fellow geeks Yumi Stynes Ruben Meerman and Dr Stephen Bosi Sleek GeeksPresented byKarl KruszelnickiAdam SpencerCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes14Original releaseNetworkABC1Release3 January 2008 2008 01 03 30 December 2010 2010 12 30 The program aimed 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 Brainiac Science Abuse which according to Kruszelnicki was embarrassing women jumping on trampolines 1 Sleek Geeks was one of the first batch of television programs offered for sale in Australia on the iTunes Store 2 Sleek Geeks Season 2 aired from 11 November until 30 December 2010 on ABC1 on a Thursday night at 8 00 pm Contents 1 Episodes 1 1 Series 1 1 1 1 Episode 1 Senses 1 1 2 Episode 2 Mind Games 1 1 3 Episode 3 Boys amp Girls 1 1 4 Episode 4 Time 1 1 5 Episode 5 Forces 1 1 6 Episode 6 Water 1 2 Series 2 1 2 1 Episode 1 Superhuman 1 2 2 Episode 2 Big Mouth 1 2 3 Episode 3 Why Is It So 1 1 2 4 Episode 4 Apocalypse 1 2 5 Episode 5 Eating 1 2 6 Episode 6 Why Is It So 2 1 2 7 Episode 7 Colour 1 2 8 Episode 8 Weeing 2 References 3 External linksEpisodes editSeries 1 edit Episode 1 Senses edit 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 3 Episode 2 Mind Games edit The second episode covers matters of the mind Adam subjects himself to hypnosis Karl explains why we experience deja vu and the mind s filtered perception is demonstrated when nobody notices a man in a gorilla suit in the audience Episode 3 Boys amp Girls edit 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 4 Episode 4 Time edit 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 edit 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 edit 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 Series 2 edit Episode 1 Superhuman edit Episode 2 Big Mouth edit Episode 3 Why Is It So 1 edit Episode 4 Apocalypse edit Episode 5 Eating edit Episode 6 Why Is It So 2 edit Episode 7 Colour edit Episode 8 Weeing editReferences edit Molitorisz Sacha Revenge of the nerds The Sydney Morning Herald 31 December 2007 Murfett Andrew Australian iPods now in the picture The Age 26 June 2008 Walters Conrad Review Sleek Geeks Senses The Age 2 January 2008 Miletic Daniella Review Sleek Geeks Boys and Girls The Sydney Morning Herald 23 January 2008 External links editSleek Geeks the TV show Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sleek Geeks amp oldid 1181813887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
