New York Times technology writer and alleged iPhone-wielding domestic abuser David Pogue is taking a break from playing with his beloved new iPad to host a new season of PBS’s “NOVA Science Now.” He is of course very committed to this new venture, and demonstrated so by volunteering his body for science.

Mr. Pogue posted some photos to his public Facebook page of the makeup artists at NOVA turning him into a neanderthal, GEICO commercial-style. They are indeed as terrifying as you imagined. Take a look.

And with that, we’d like to formally apologize for pre-emptively ruining your weekend.

Jessica Roy is the editor of Betabeat and a tech writer at the New York Observer. Follow Jessica on Twitter or via RSS. jroy@observer.com