Awaiting a Slow Watch deal

As discussed on Hello Internet 41...

In addition to my beloved Omega Speedmaster, I've added a Slow Watch to my wrist rotation.

Here's my new watch -  a birthday present after months of pining

I love this timepiece, which has just one hand rotating through 360 degrees (24 hours) per day.

It's a really clean, coolly designed Swiss watch.

Speedy and Slow

While Omega is unlikely (at this stage) to ditch George Clooney in favour of me, there may be a chance for me to finally secure a coveted "watch endorsement" from Slow!?

HERE ARE THE 'CV ITEMS' I DISCUSSED ON HELLO INTERNET

1. A large audience.

2. The Hello Internet podcast and its watch obsession.

3.  The number pre-occupied YouTube channel Numberphile and its occasional watch and time-related videos.

4. Periodic Videos which often make use of a super slow motion camera!

5. Sixty Symbols and its many time videos, including slowing down of time!

6. Objectivity which prominently features my hands and wrist (!) - the famous white gloves of Objectivity.

7. Other "slow videos" in my spare time, including the Audrey Bubbles film.

8. The killer blow - my name Brady literally means "slow".

I await a phone call. :)

One Small Paw for Audrey

Thanks to my buddy and fellow Apollo enthusiast Destin for commissioning this little portrait of me and Audrey!

It was created by artist Romeo Oliver Boldador.

National Math Festival

My friends at MSRI showed me these two nice videos giving a flavour of the recent National Math Festival held in Washington.

Wish I'd been there.

Thanks for 82,000

Just a short mea culpa from me.

In the last Numberphile video about 82,000, Dr James Grime recorded a little credit to Thomas Oléron Evans. I omitted it entirely by mistake but have since added it to the description.

Here's proof of James' acknowledgment! :)

Objectivity Fans at the Royal Society

More Objectivity fans at the Royal Society in what seems to be the growing craze of "white glove pilgrimages".

Keith tells me: "Here we have Objectivity fans Ti Jie Bo and Chua Jia Min from Singapore. They hopped off a plane from Stockholm this morning and came straight to the Royal Society for some quality glove time."

Read here about an earlier visit.

Knighthood at the Palace

Professor Martyn Poliakoff picked up his knighthood at Buckingham Palace today.

The investiture was performed by Prince Charles.

Outside the palace with his medal... Pic by The Prof's daughter!

During their brief chat, The Professor and Prince Charles spoke about green chemistry and The Professor's recent work on an anti-malarial drug.

The Prof wore his favourite periodic table tie.

Lunch afterwards at the RSC

Here's the original video when the knighthood was announced late last year.

Hello Internet Baby

As promised in episode 39 of Hello Internet, here's the email from listener Anne-Lise... Pic not included!

Dear Brady, Dear CGPGrey,

You were wondering in your last episode who has the time to listen to podcasts. Here is a possible answer: scientists on maternity leave!

In the last weeks of my pregnancy I finally had the time to listen to all your episodes. Your conversations replace very well the stimulating exchanges I would normally have at work during the coffee break.

Your last episode was also a great help in the delivery room (see picture). You managed to make me laugh at a time when my husband was too stressed and tired to provide distraction. I recommend your podcast and video to all my friends, especially young parents at home who crave so much intelligent entertainment.

Thank you for your great work on youtube, both of you make fantastic videos and complement each other perfectly, with your different styles. Like real soulmates :) 

Cheers, 

Anne-Lise

POST SCRIPT: It was a boy named Hugo!