# Arthur Dent:  Scientist!?!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-dent-scientist/405300>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 24, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-dent-scientist/405300 "2007-05-24T01:20:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-dent-scientist/405300/1 "2007-05-24T01:20:43Z")

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[Simon Jones, actually,](http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2007/May/hour2_051807.html') who originated the role of Arthur Dent in the radio play of _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy_ is in a new play called _Phallacy_, where Jones plays a scientist at odds with an art historian over the age of a bronze. You can hear an interview with Jones, the playwright, and the scientist who inspired the play by following the above link. It sounds like it would be interesting to see.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-dent-scientist/405300/2 "2007-05-24T02:34:16Z")

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I just wanted to note that when I clicked on this thread, it had 42 views.

That is all.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arthur-dent-scientist/405300/3 "2007-05-24T06:50:12Z")

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[QUOTE=Tuckerfan]  
[Simon Jones, actually,](http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2007/May/hour2_051807.html)  
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You muffed that url, I think. Ah, that’s better.