The New Humanist blog is running an advent calendar podcast, in which various people are asked what scientist they’d like to have a Christmas-style celebration around, and what invention from scientific history they’d most like to receive for Christmas.
First up is Stephen Fry, who made the interesting choice of Robert Hooke — I approve, he’s an interesting character — and all he wants for Christmas is an orrery.
You’ll have to listen every day. I’m going to be in there somewhere, and Richard Dawkins gets to be the Christmas eve fairy.