Godspeed, John Glenn: 50 Years of Americans in Orbit
On February 20, 1962, perched atop an Atlas rocket, John Glenn was blasted into space at 17,500 miles per hour. […]
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My Love Affair with Space
On the eve of the final mission of NASA’s – and the nation’s – 30-year-long space shuttle program, I present to you a video love letter – my newest piece for Time Magazine’s website, wherein Tara and I journey to Florida to witness our first launch, Discovery’s last.
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Wherein Science Comedian Interviews Science Writer Carl Zimmer
I am guest hosting Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour today while Dr. Kiki is on maternity leave. My guest this week
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Guest hosting Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour with Greg Gbur
For the next few weeks I will be guest host of Dr. Kiki’s Science Hour on Leo Laporte’s TWiT network.
Philip K. Dick at the Movies
My newest video for Time.com is about Philip K. Dick and all the movie adaptations of his books and stories,
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Happy Birthday, Chuck and Abe!
Once again it’s time to celebrate the births of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, who were both born February 12,
Robots Attack! My new Singularity video on Time.com
I have a new video up on Time.com about the Singularity. If you don’t know what it is… find out
Bad Science in Star Wars
FORA.tv has a short video of me performing at the recent Wonderfest science festival in Berkeley. I’m talking about bad
Science Comedian – the Heat in Arizona
I had a fantastic time performing at the Sacramento Comedy Spot this past Friday. We had a packed house in
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Good Day, Sacramento!
This past Friday, I performed at the Sacramento Comedy Spot (in , uh, Sacramento, CA). To promote the show, I