Timothy Ferris on Science
Timothy Ferris is the author of twelve books, including The Science of Liberty and Coming of Age in the Milky Way, which won the American Institute of Physics Prize. He has also made three documentary films which premiered on PBS and was among the select group of journalists chosen as candidates to fly aboard the space shuttle in 1986. He is currently a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley.Photo by: Cal Zecca, via Wikicommons
What the Discovery of Hundreds of New Planets Means for Astronomy—and Philosophy
New telescopes are allowing us to look at space more accurately than ever – and what they uncover could change our world
September 2012 |
By Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris on Voyagers' Never-Ending Journey
With the spacecraft poised to leave our solar system, the writer who helped compile the time capsules they carry reflects on our deepest foray into outer space
May 2012 |
By Timothy Ferris

