To Understand the Universe.

SEAN CARROLL IS A SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN PHYSICS AT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. He earned his undergraduate degree from Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA, and his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Harvard University in 1993. Before arriving at Caltech, Dr. Carroll taught in the Phy...

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Published in:Skeptic Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 29 - 32
Main Authors: TRUJILLO, HECTOR, Carroll, Sean
Format: Interview
Published: Skeptics Society 2013
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