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Applause "isn't a direct comment on the lecture," says North House sophomore Peter Keane. But he adds. "If it's been a dry lecture nothing against the professor the class is just in a dry mood." Last year he recalls Professor of Astronomy Owen Gingerich jet-propelled himself out of the room after a Science A-17 lecture. "You get a kick out of that...
...Although Gingerich says he doesn't alter his presentations based on the amount of applause he receives, he still believes that applause constructs "a system of checks and balances...my students are reluctant to applaud when I run overtime...
Other professors too fall back on theatrical analogies to explain post lecture applause. "Good lecturing involves a certain sense of theater in the best sense of the word," says Gingerich Patrice L. Higonnet professor of History agrees that "when a class is large, it becomes more theatrical." Yet Higonnet also notes a possibly deleterious by product of applause. "Anything that is theatrical is going to distance the participants...
...theory behind the Jupiter effect should not be taken seriously said Owen J. Gingerich, who teaches Science A-17. "The Astronomical Perspective," with David W. Latham. "I think there will be another tomorrow and tomorrow and so on," he said. "The nuclear effect is much more worrisome than the Jupiter effect," he added...
...Gingerich said he has worked on other science media events, consulted for Carl Sagan's show "Cosmos," and may help out on a project for Public Television's "Nova" series...