Is the Universe a Doughnut?

An Australian magazine, Cosmos: The Science of Everything, has published an article based on my recent book:

It's called:

Is the Universe a Doughnut?

Stephen Hawking Talks about the Simpsons

Professor Stephen Hawking, who has appeared on The Simpsons three times, has recently spoken about the high quality of the show:

Stephen Hawking Talks about the Simpsons

Literary Minded Review

I'm pleased to receive word that my book was reviewed by the outstanding Australian book review blog, LiteraryMinded.  It is a very enjoyable review.  Check it out at: LiteraryMinded

The Cerebral Simpsons

There's a great new article in the Chronicle of Higher Education that shows how The Simpsons could be used to study religion, science, literature and psychology.

A quote from the article:
"Paul Halpern, author of What's Science Ever Done for Us: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe (Wiley, 2007) and a physics professor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, says even though the show is not always completely correct, it introduces [scientific] concepts."

A link to the full article:
The Cerebral Simpsons

Book review in the Guardian

The Guardian, a paper with a long and spirited tradition of independent journalism, is one of my favorite British dailies. Therefore I am absolutely delighted that my book has been reviewed in its Saturday book review section:

Springfield Science

Transcript of the UK Radio Interview

Here's the transcript of my interview on the "Naked Scientists" BBC Radio Show:

Radio Interview

A Doughnut Universe? Sweet!

Today, two US newspapers, USA Today and the Philadelphia Inquirer, featured my book in their science sections:

'The Simpsons' Scientific?

A Doughnut Universe? Sweet!