Geek of the Week: Brian Greene

Here we honor Muggle geeks who embody Ravenclaw spirit...
when they succeed, they soar, and when they fail, they fail spectacularly!

Brian Greene (b. 1963)
"No matter how hard you try to teach your cat general relativity, you're going to fail."

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Happy 50th birthday, Brain Brian!  Let's talk about physics!  In a straightforward manner!

String theorist Brian here is well-educated (Harvard undergrad, Oxford PhD), well-spoken (four books! Oh, and a Peabody award), and well-respected (go watch his TED talks; g'head, I'll wait).  The Big Bang Theory mildly poked fun at his way of making complex theories accessible to non-scientists, but he got a cameo and a book plug, so the joke's on them.  Numerous television programs have hired him as a consultant and science lingo coach; they know a good thing when they see it.

Brian is an accomplished pianist; he co-founded the World Science Festival with journalist Tracy Day, an Emmy award-winning television producer who had the good sense to marry him.

Find out more about Brian Greene on Wikipedia.