personal reflections

Profile by the Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP) which touches on science literacy, outreach, and personal reflections.

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A conversation about the origins of the universe, life on Earth and in the cosmos, and a few of the astrophysical challenges confronting scientists today.

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SETI Institute's Are We Alone radio interview in December, 2004, about NOVA Origins and what it's like to run the Hayden Planetarium.

In this Point of Inquiry conversation which examines various approaches to informal science education, his experiences teaching science through pop-culture media outlets, and controversies regarding science popularization. He explains his views on the implications of science for religious belief, questioning the strategy of science educators who seem to equate science and atheism. He also recounts the direct influence of Carl Sagan on his professional development.

Jack Mangan's Deadpan interview on my past, present and future.

Tavis Smiley interview on meeting Carl Sagan, the origins of the universe, and intelligent life.

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