Science Idol

ugh...

And so FameLab was born, brainchild of the and the UK's National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. Billed as science's answer to "Pop Idol"/"American Idol," FameLab is a talent hunt for the new face of UK science—"the next Sir David Attenborough or Susan Greenfield."

In its second year, the contest, dubbed "Boff Idol," attracted 150 competitors from the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, all vying for the grand prize of £2,000 ($3,700) plus the chance to work with a television producer to develop a show for the alternative TV network, Channel 4.

Stewart McPherson, 22, from Durham, appeared on stage in a wetsuit and sweated through a description of the blue whale. Steve Robertson, 27, a fungus expert from Newcastle gamboled on stage while delivering a comedic monologue about charcoal.

I can't imagine how this would be good for someones career.