Science is true whether or not you believe in it

Humour and science as an antidote to waffle: why facts are still true even if you don’t believe in them

The big jubilee book for the jubilee tour

15 years of science, 15 years of laughing till your stomach hurts: the Science Busters are celebrating their jubilee with a new book

Six books, 50 live programmes, 120 TV shows and 800 radio columns; for 15 years, the Science Busters have been dragging science onto the big stage. When they started they were the “sharpest boy band in the Milky Way”. Now they bask in the spotlight as “the Kelly Family of Science”. Whether explaining the pandemic, the climate or conspiracy theories, humour has never been this important when talking science. In their weighty jubilee compendium, the Science Busters settle some questions for once and for all: Why is science true whether or not you believe in it? How much does the climate catastrophe cost in Bitcoin? Does showering help fight xenophobia? And on the passport photos of black holes, do both ears have to be visible? The Science Busters are celebrating and they’re ready for 15 more years of stage explosions at the service of science!


“Probably the most intelligent boy band on the planet! Their entertaining, mischievous and unforgettable science presentations are second to none.”
Deutschlandfunk

“Enlightening and exhilarating.”
Benedikt Narodoslawsky, Falter

“Seriously witty and seriously informative.”
Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim

“The Science Busters are fantastic.”
Eckart von Hirschhausen

“Incredibly instructive.”
Oliver Hochkeppl, Süddeutsche Zeitung