With his heavy eyeliner and quirky act, comedian and musician Tim Minchin considers himself a “gateway drug” to science, philosophy and rationalism
Your comedy is often about scepticism and rationalism – why?
Any understanding of science I have is reverse-engineered from my suspicion about belief systems: I don’t think this medicine works, and how can I prove that to myself? Over the last 10 years I educated myself in science and stats a little bit. For some reason it sits very nicely for me in what comedy should be about.
What made you such a fan of science?
I was educated…
