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Clifford V. Johnson is a scientist, writer, and science communicator. He is a Professor of Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was born in London, England. He studied undergraduate physics at Imperial College (University of London), and obtained his PhD in theoretical physics at the University of Southampton. His research involves basic questions about the structure and origin of matter, space and time, working on particle physics, black holes, quantum gravity, and cosmology using techniques and ideas such as string theory and field theory.
He is well known for explaining physics to the general public, through public lectures, writing, drawing, blogging, filmmaking, appearances at museums, bookstores, festivals, and especially through television and online. His most recent book is a non-fiction graphic novel entitled "The Dialogues: Conversations about the Nature of the Universe" (MIT Press 2017). He works with artists, writers, filmmakers, and others to help improve science content and the perception and understanding of science in the arts, media, and the broader culture.
He regularly appears on (and advises) several shows internationally on various TV and online channels, and is particularly well known as one of the co-presenters of the longest running TV show about physics and astronomy, The Universe (2007), the movie Einstein (2008), and for his work on shows like "The Fabric of the Cosmos" (2011) and History of the World in 2 Hours (2011). He gave a TED talk in 2012 entitled "String Theory and the Hidden Structures of the Universe", and a PopTech talk in 2017 entitled "Adventures in Science and Culture".- Additional Crew
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Expert in science fiction, futurist, bestselling author, acclaimed on-air personality, and popularizer of theoretical physics.
Dr. Kaku has starred in science programming for television including series for Discovery, Science Channel, BBC, ABC, and History Channel. Beyond his numerous New York Times bestselling books, he has also been a featured columnist for top science publications such as Popular Mechanics, Discover, Cosmos, WIRED, New Scientist, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Variety, Vanity Fair, and many others.
Kaku is a news contributor to several news organizations including CBS, CBSN, FOX News, CNN, and CNBC, also appearing on ABC, FOX Business, and RT. Dr. Kaku has made guest appearances on all major talk shows including The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Late Show, The Tonight Show, and Conan. He was profiled in the award-winning documentary film, "Me & Isaac Newton" by Michael Apted.
Kaku has also appeared in commercial media for Toyota, Samsung, TurboTax, Coca-Cola, and others.- Additional Crew
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Alex Filippenko was born on 25 July 1958 in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Universe (2002), Nova (1974) and Horizon (1964).- Additional Crew
Laura Danly is known for The Universe (2007), How the Universe Works (2010) and Strip the Cosmos (2014).- Editorial Department
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator.
Born and raised in New York City, Tyson became interested in astronomy at the age of nine after a visit to the Hayden Planetarium. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, where he was editor-in-chief of the Physical Science Journal, he completed a bachelor's degree in physics at Harvard University in 1980. After receiving a master's degree in astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin in 1983, he earned his master's (1989) and doctorate (1991) in astrophysics at Columbia University. For the next three years, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. In 1994 he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. In 1996, he became director of the planetarium and oversaw its $210-million reconstruction project, which was completed in 2000.
From 1995 to 2005, Tyson wrote monthly essays in the "Universe" column for Natural History magazine, some of which were published in his book Death by Black Hole (2007). During the same period, he wrote a monthly column in Star Date magazine, answering questions about the universe under the pen name "Merlin". Material from the column appeared in his books Merlin's Tour of the Universe (1998) and Just Visiting This Planet (1998). Tyson served on a 2001 government commission on the future of the U.S. aerospace industry, and on the 2004 Moon, Mars and Beyond commission. He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal in the same year.
In 2014, he hosted the television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a successor to Carl Sagan's 1980 series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.
As a science communicator, Tyson regularly appears on television, radio, and various other media outlets.- Robert Roy Britt is an author and independent journalist who writes a weekly column on Medium about aging wisely. He is a former editor-in-chief of Live Science and appeared in multiple episodes of The Universe, explaining the science of our solar system. He's the author of four works of fiction, including the science thriller "5 Days to Landfall."
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Feryal Ozel was born on 27 May 1975 in Istanbul, Turkey. She is known for The Edge of All We Know (2020), Nova (1974) and The Universe (2007).- Additional Crew
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Travis Taylor is known for Beyond Skinwalker Ranch (2023), Ancient Aliens (2009) and The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (2020).- Writer
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Emily Zarka is known for Channel Zed (2020), Monstrum (2018) and Exhumed: A History of Zombies (2020).- Producer
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Steven M. Greer was born on 20 October 1955 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Adventures of a Hip Hop Alien Chaser, The Lost Century: And How to Reclaim It (2023) and Sirius (2013).