There’s this group online that I frequent.
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Anand Thakur
There’s this group online that I frequent.
ADAM SAVAGEIn the spirit of science, there really is no such thing as a ‘failed experiment.’ Any test that yields valid data is a valid test.
ADAM SAVAGEFrom earliest times, humans – explorers and thinkers – have wanted to figure out the shape of their world.
ADAM SAVAGEI am incrementally a pessimist, but I see the international debate that Edward Snowden has engendered, and I think this is exactly where the discussion should be. So, I would say I’m more optimistic than pessimistic.
ADAM SAVAGEIt’s about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.
ADAM SAVAGEThat’s our job – to strap rockets onto everything.
ADAM SAVAGEThere are jokes I tell in the show that don’t get laughs unless I am in front of an audience of critical thinkers.
ADAM SAVAGEWe’re allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse.
ADAM SAVAGEDeadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take too long.
ADAM SAVAGE“I agree your results aren’t always right,” they’ll say, “but your methods are clearly showing that science is a re-creative process, and it’s an interesting process because it’s messy, and no other shows show that.”
ADAM SAVAGEThey are 14 years old, and I explain to them frequently that they will never realize the glory of a snow day.
ADAM SAVAGEThere is no dignity in television.
ADAM SAVAGEWhen someone tells us something we’re doing wrong on the boards, we try to respond, we try to be responsive to the fan boards, but yeah, I can’t read them.
ADAM SAVAGEIn the summer of 2002, we had spent six weeks shooting the three pilots of Mythbusters, and Jamie[Hyneman] called me up afterward
ADAM SAVAGEThese objects were sometimes just 12 inches across yet needed enough detail to fill a movie screen.
ADAM SAVAGEWe’re always trying to make the process apparent. So, we have learned to try and never rely on a technological solution when an analogue one is in front of us.
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