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    Time Travel

    James Gleick talked about his book Time Travel: A History, in which he discusses the history and future of the concept of time travel. “Nonfiction Keynote: James Gleick Talks with Tom Ash…

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    Time Travel

    James Gleick, author of Time Travel: A History, talked about his latest book. He spoke at the 33rd annual Miami Book Fair on the Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College.

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    The Information

    James Gleick talked about his book The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood and responded to viewer calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed at the 28th Miami Book Fair I…

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    After Words with James Gleick

    Science writer James Gleick discussed his latest book, a history of information. Beginning with the development of various alphabets and ending with what is expected next from the informatio…

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    Isaac Newton

    Mr. Gleick discussed his biography Issac Newton, published by Pantheon Books. Mr. Gleick describes the scientist as “the chief architect of the modern world.” Mr. Newton was an innovator in…

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    What Just Happened?

    Mr. Gleick talked about the development of the Internet and how it has transformed the way we live. His new book, What Just Happened: A Chronicle from the Information Frontier, published by …

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    Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything

    James Gleick talked about his book Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything. He described the effects of technology on everyone’s lives and talked about his experiences watching the…

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    The Impulse to Write About Science

    Moderated by Mr. Flatow, award-winning writers talked about their writing experiences and the difficulties associated with science as subject matter. Sobel is the author of Longitude and oth…

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    The Gatekeepers

    Moderated by producer of “Beyond the Moon,” Ann Marie Cunningham, award-winning writers talked about the role of science writers as gatekeepers of knowledge. They talked about such topics as…

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    The Best American Science Writing 2000

    James Gleik, the co-editor, and three other contributors talked about the book The Best American Science Writing 2000, published by Ecco Press. The book is a new collection of 19 magazine es…

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