The Older Brother takes a quick commerical break…

Hi again, Fatheads.

This wasn’t on the agenda, but I just had to see if anyone else caught it.  If you’re a veteran Fathead, you’ll remember Tom’s “Science for Smart People” presentation he gave on the Low Carb Cruise a couple of years ago.  By veteran, I mean a ways back since this was was from over three years ago.

Anyway, towards the beginning, when he’s talking about how Pattern Recognition is pretty much hard-wired into us, he uses the kids in horror flicks as an counter point.  I’ve think I’ve got the relevant section queued up here (if not, drag it to around the 5:45 mark) — it runs for about a minute:

Okay, that always stuck in my mind. Then, a couple of nights ago, I saw this commercial:

Didn’t know if any of you also found it hilarious, albeit vaguely familiar!

BTW, if you’ve never watched “Science for Smart People,” you owe it to yourself to check it out, or maybe watch it again. You might also share it with your or your kid’s Science teacher.

Cheers,

The Older Brother

 


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16 thoughts on “The Older Brother takes a quick commerical break…

  1. Mike G

    As it turns out, I happen to be a high school science teacher. And I show “Science for Smart People” to all of my students during the first week of classes. It’s a great way to start off the year. The audience in the video laugh a bit too loud, but that’s OK. Tom does a great job of differentiating between observational studies and clinical studies, and I really like the part about confounding variables. I forwarded the link to the other science teachers, but I don’t know if they show it to their students. It should be required!

    Cheers!

    1. The Older Brother

      Good to see it’s being used. I’ve forwarded it to a couple of teachers, also.

      I think it’s a great way of getting people to ask a couple of basic questions about information they’re presented with, instead of just assuming something is legitimate because someone with a lab coat or science degree is saying it.

      The Older Brother

  2. Firebird7478

    Oh yeah, I saw it. Made me laugh, just note enough to make me switch to Geico.

  3. Mike G

    As it turns out, I happen to be a high school science teacher. And I show “Science for Smart People” to all of my students during the first week of classes. It’s a great way to start off the year. The audience in the video laugh a bit too loud, but that’s OK. Tom does a great job of differentiating between observational studies and clinical studies, and I really like the part about confounding variables. I forwarded the link to the other science teachers, but I don’t know if they show it to their students. It should be required!

    Cheers!

    1. The Older Brother Post author

      Good to see it’s being used. I’ve forwarded it to a couple of teachers, also.

      I think it’s a great way of getting people to ask a couple of basic questions about information they’re presented with, instead of just assuming something is legitimate because someone with a lab coat or science degree is saying it.

      The Older Brother

  4. Cindy M

    As a future science teacher (Student teaching starts in January!) I LOVE Tom’s video “Science for Smart People” and if I can find a way to incorporate it into my class, you better believe I will!

  5. Cindy M

    As a future science teacher (Student teaching starts in January!) I LOVE Tom’s video “Science for Smart People” and if I can find a way to incorporate it into my class, you better believe I will!

    1. The Older Brother

      He told me he had some work to do on the book, so I’m sitting in The Big Chair for another week. Should pay off when they get the book done!

      Cheers

    1. The Older Brother Post author

      He told me he had some work to do on the book, so I’m sitting in The Big Chair for another week. Should pay off when they get the book done!

      Cheers

  6. Susan

    Kind of reminds me of one of my favorite cartoon conversations:

    Amanda: Doctor, your head is attached! You’re human again!

    Dr. Abernathy: Yes, and once Dr. Zachary returns from heading into those dark, ominous woods alone, with his not fully charged flashlight, you will be too… Amanda.

  7. Susan

    Kind of reminds me of one of my favorite cartoon conversations:

    Amanda: Doctor, your head is attached! You’re human again!

    Dr. Abernathy: Yes, and once Dr. Zachary returns from heading into those dark, ominous woods alone, with his not fully charged flashlight, you will be too… Amanda.

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