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2009-10-18

Original: 2009-10-18 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
A man at a podium (a balding man with glasses, in a suit) gestures toward an audience member seen from behind (a person with reddish-brown hair).
Man at podium: "WHY" IS OUTSIDE THE DOMAIN OF SCIENCE. SCIENCE SEEKS ONLY TO ANSWER "HOW" AND "WHAT." IF YOU WANT ANSWERS TO "WHY" GO TAKE A PHILOSOPHY CLASS.

Caption: Professor Beiser gave a brief Q&A as to his experiments on bears flying jetpacks.

Votey:
A brown bear lies belly-down with a gray jetpack strapped to its back.
Text box:
HOW: JETPACK
WHAT: BEAR
WHY: THE FUCK NOT?

Alt text

A bald, bespectacled professor in a suit stands at a podium, gesturing toward an audience member seen from behind. He says: "'Why' is outside the domain of science. Science seeks only to answer 'how' and 'what.' If you want answers to 'why' go take a philosophy class." The caption reads: "Professor Beiser gave a brief Q&A as to his experiments on bears flying jetpacks." Votey: A brown bear lies flat on the ground with a gray jetpack strapped to its back. A label box summarizes the experiment: "HOW: JETPACK. WHAT: BEAR. WHY: THE FUCK NOT?"

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.