How to Deal with the Irrational: The Wisdom of Sitcoms

Friday, November 5th, 2010

I was relaxing last night after my talk, after a dinner party at the University President’s house, and was catching 30 Rock, one of the more clever sitcoms out there in an age of the declining sitcom. One of the characters (Liz Lemon played by Tina Fey) had a problem with her father, and her […]

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Interview with the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, about Death from the Skies

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

I am pleased to offer an interview with Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, on the release of his latest book, Death from the Skies. 1) What was your inspiration for writing this book? I have always been fascinated by the biggest and bangiest of things in the Universe: exploding stars. They have everything: titanic explosions, […]

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