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...Cosmos,” which brought esoteric concepts of string theory to the masses.Theoretical physicists are rarely household names, yet “The Elegant Universe” worked its way to number four on the New York Times Best-Seller List. The book was eventually made into a PBS miniseries, narrated by Greene. Now a tenured professor at Columbia University, Greene has taught applications of quantum mechanics to a spectrum of students ranging from budding Harvard physicists to comedian Stephen Colbert.CHILD’S PLAYGreene’s enthusiasm for mathematics began early. The physicist said that...
...legendary Jacques Cousteau, oceanographer Jean-Michel has followed in his father's footsteps. Call of the Killer Whale, the latest entry in his environmental series Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures airs Earth Day, April 22, on PBS. Cousteau spoke to TIME about orcas, building cities underwater and dealing with his very famous last name. (Read "Will Killing Whales Save the World's Fisheries...
...only noon, and Zandi's world had already begun to resemble an obstacle course, circus edition. As he was preparing to leave for an interview across town for PBS's Nightly Business Report, someone grabbed his arm and steered him into a room to talk to a woman named Paula, an extremely earnest reporter from the Finnish Broadcasting Company (the "BBC of Finland," as she put it), who was dressed all in black, with a tight blond ponytail. The lights dimmed, a camera was pointed at them, and Paula started firing off questions about bank nationalizations and Barack Obama...
...Much of diplomacy is rewarding bad behavior. You're trying to figure out how you can stop the worst of the behavior at the lowest possible price." - In response to criticism that the US would be rewarding bad behavior by directly engaging with North Korea. - on PBS' "FRONTLINE...
...out” (onions). I know where the po-boy was invented (New Orleans 1929), and the most popular sandwich in America (the hamburger). The bad news is that classes have started again, so I don’t have time to watch a whole PBS documentary about sandwiches. The good news is that if I did, it’d be my third time. I don’t even particularly like sandwiches. I just wanted to settle, once and for all, the debate raging over the Adams House email list: Is a wrap a sandwich? The question, credited...