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Robin Ince Biography

Robin Ince (born 20 February 1969) is an English comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for presenting the BBC radio show The Infinite Monkey Cage with physicist Brian Cox.

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Not since Jimmy Carr have I seen a cold computer programme on stage generate so much laughter.

Carr, Cold, Computer, Laughter, Stage

Life, to me personally, I believe it is a finite thing, my consciousness, and I want to use it as much as possible.

Believe, Finite, Possible, Use, Want

I have spent a reasonable percentage of my life in libraries - I like the hush.

Hush, Library, Life, Like, Percentages

I am not man or beast; I am bibliosexual, and a seedy bibliosexual who haunts the streets, laden with carrier bags held by blistered fingers, stooping under the weight of the rucksack that has brought on sciatica and a Dickensian demeanour.

Men, Bags, Weight, Seedy, Fingers, Brought

One idea I explore in my stand-up show is whether, if you try looking at the universe rationally and avoid coping mechanisms like mysticism or religion, you can still be happy knowing you are going to die after a brief time on this spinning ball.

Coping Mechanisms, Ideas, Knowing, Mechanisms, Mysticism, Rationally

I thought I better warn you that I am not one of those politically correct comedians, but it turns out that also I'm not really that racist, homophobic or woman hating either, so you might not notice

Hate, Comedian, Racist, Turns, Correct

As much as of course that Englishness of always to be embarrassed about any sense of complement, it is nice to know that a lot of the projects that I've worked on that people do feel there has been some effect.

Complement, Embarrassed, Know, Nice, People, Projects

I have a theory that evolutionary biologists are more vain than particle physicists.

Biologists, Physicist, Physicists, Theory, Vain

We as human beings like to be cocksure and certain.

Certain, Human, Human Beings, Humans, Like

I have a very vibrant imposter syndrome that goes on throughout most of my life, but nothing more than when someone has to put a hat on me or some kind of sash and go, 'We're giving you this certificate. '

Giving, Goes On, Hat, Hats, Life, Syndrome

If the Royal Variety Show was put in a matter transportation machine with the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, this is what you'd get.

Machines, Matter, Royal, Transportation, Variety

To be paid, to be employed to be an enthusiast and be excited about existence is fantastic.

Enthusiast, Excited, Existence, Fantastic, Paid

Homeopaths do not have a physical brain, but merely 'skull water' with the memory of brains.

Memories, Skulls, Water, Skull, Physical

I don't have any hobbies because my working job is my hobby. What I do is I spend my whole time looking through telescopes and having brain scans and buying books about various different ideas and I just sit around, that's my life.

Book, Books, Ideas, Jobs, Scans, Time

The worst, the most difficult thing I think is that the more you become intrigued by science and the information is out there, the more you are aware of the paucity of your own knowledge.

Aware, Become, Difficult, Information, Thinking, Worst

My wife could turn to me and she may say, 'Why do you love me?' And I can with all honesty look her in the eye and say, 'Because our pheromones matched our olfactory receptors. '

Valentines Day, Honesty, Motivation, Look, Turn, Pheromones

I'm glad the universe is pointless. It means if I get to the end of my life, the universe can't turn to me and go, 'What have you been doing, you idiot? That's not the point!

Atheist, Glad, Inspirational, Motivational, Pointless, Universe

You always need to find the balance in the science, but the balance to talking about evolutionary theory is not to talk about creationism, that's not a balance, that's misleading and it's just wrong.

Balance, Evolutionary, Needs, Talking

I want to create shows which are interesting. I hope that some people are excited by some of the ideas.

Hope, Ideas, Interesting, People, Shows

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