February 28, 2004
fizziks
Now, I am not one to be all sciencey. Physics in high school is a vague dream, mutterings about velocity and mass. But somehow, I keep coming across this guy, Brian Greene, (good work you PR agent marketing people squad) and I'm kind of intrigued. He has become known for being incredibly accessible while relaying some crazy physics ... 'mediagenic' as it were. He writes about string theory, or unified theory, and I'm fascinated by the implications for reality, time, and perspective that seem to be involved.
This interview from The Morning News is a great glimpse into the subject matter and the passion (not the mel kind) which Greene has that seems so contagious.
The NYT review of The Fabric of the Cosmos .
And if you're still actually there, the Op-Ed piece he wrote for the times for New Years.
Posted by janet at February 28, 2004 12:16 AM
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I just heard about that guy the other day, I think. Pretty weird. Capitals! It's just weird, since I guess the buzz they're trying to generate is working. I can't even remember where I caught the mention. All I remember is "guy with mainstream physics book." I almost want to say I saw it on some serialized TV show, but then they would've had to have filmed it a while ago.
And please, for the love of Pete, fix the way this comment box pops up. My IE is being weird about viewing sources, so my guess is either make the pop-up resizable, or get rid of the margins/padding that make the red.
Oh, I'm stupid. I totally skimmed past it at nytimes.