Douglas Adams Lecture in Australia 1 of 7

Author Douglas Adams talks about science, the environment, the aye-aye and a wonderful description of the rare Kakapo parrot. He also answers questions on a range of topics.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• douglas
• adams
• kakapo
• australia
• new
• zealand
• aye-aye
• lemur
• madagascar

[Romywan42]

Thank you so much for uploading this video. Douglas Adams was such a fascinating and funny person and he's been greatly missed. So long, Douglas and thanks for all the laughs!

[thomasnonsense]

8:39 "The basic problem with this boat was that it was full of sea, which I thought was not the point of boats". That is an absolute classic!!

Thank you Douglas. We miss you very much.

[Tsoftex]

"...according to it..." AND NOBODY LAUGHED?? I ve never seen an audience missing a joke as massively as this one did... , no offence intended,, 

[TheInfernalSpark]

@Romywan42 I was sure you'd say 'so long and thanks for all the fish'.

[DontTouchMyVicodin]

@dleuck

I think back when he gave the talk, what he said was still the official theory.

[dleuck]

Great clip! I love Adam's description of aye-ayes. He made one factual error. When Madagascar separated from Gondwana it didn't carry any lemurs with it. In fact, that event predates the first primate. The prevalent theory is that the ancestors of all lemurs floated to Madagascar from Africa on large pieces of driftwood.

[sulljoh1]

There is an audio version of Last Chance to See, recorded by Douglas himself with recordings made on the trip and commentaries by Mark and Richard Dawkins. When I found that I may have passed out. It was like a Biblical scholar discovering the Q gospel.

PS: NOBODY ELSE VOTE FOR THE Romywan42 COMMENT. IT IS AT 42 THUMBS UP.

[KaraBear567]

There's something about those boys at 1:41 that make me want to slap them in the face.

[elena11293]

thanks ;)

namaste.

[Klopsemops]

Douglas lights up my mind. I think it´s wonderful that he gave us so much of his time and thought. I admire his kindness and seemingly endless trust in humanity. I miss him.