Lawrence M. Krauss

Find out about Lawrence Krauss as

an internationally known theoretical physicist

a bestselling author

a frequent editorialist

a sought-after lecturer

a radio commentator

moderately photogenic

a profiled persona

and much more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books
Hiding in the Mirror	Atom	Quint- essence	Beyond Star Trek	The Physics of Star Trek	Fear of Physics	The Fifth Essence

Editorials and Commentary in National Newspapers and Magazines

• Science and the Candidates Science Magazine, April 11, 2008
• Science Debate 2008 -- Take Two The Huffington Post, April 10, 2008
• Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Nuclear Issues The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (online) Jan 9, 2008
• Make Science Part of the Debate Los Angeles Times (with C. Mooney) Dec 12, 2007 (also NY Newsday Dec 17,2007, San Jose Mercury, Dec 15, 2007..)
• Science and the Candidates The Wall St. Journal, Dec 6, 2007 ( pdf of newspaper page )
• Does the Universe Have a Purpose? Unlikely The Economist, Oct 2007, New York Times, Oct 9, 2007 (for pdf version go to pdf version )
• Atheism a la Carte New Scientist Magazine, August 25, 2007
• Don't Vote for Ignorance New Scientist Magazine, July 28, 2007
• Museum of Misinformation New Scientist Magazine, May 26, 2007, (different related pieces also printed in Cincinnati Enquirer, May 19,2007, The Tennessean, May 21, 2007, Louisville Courier-Journal, May 22, 2007, Kentucky Post, May 26, 2007)
• More Dangerous Than Nonsense New Scientist Magazine, May 12, 2007
• New Data, real or not, should enrich the Christian conversation The Tennessean, Mar 6, 2007
• Testing Times New Scientist Magazine, Feb 17, 2007 issue
• Reason, Unfettered by Faith Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan 12, 2007
• Sermons and straw men Nature, Oct 26, 2006
• Beyond Evolution. Will state school board tackle the issues? The Akron Beacon Journal, Oct 13, 2006
• 'Values' Campaign Doesn't Value Some Things We Need The Tennessean, Oct 3, 2006
• The 10 Most Important Days in Astronomy Mental Floss Magazine, Sept 2006 issue
• Beware Government's Creeping Censorship of Scientific Inquiry The Jewish Daily Forward Sept 1, 2006
• How to Make Sure Children Are Scientifically Illiterate The New York Times, Science Times Essay Aug 15, 2006
• Voters must make education, not faith, the central issue The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Op-Ed, Aug 11, 2006
• Nice Going, Einstein Discover Magazine, Aug 2006 issue
• On The Side of the Angels New Scientist Magazine, Commentary, July 6, 2006
• How do you Fed-Ex the Pope? Interview at Edge.org June 22, 2006
• Changes in board are first step to turnaround at Case The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Op-Ed, June 9, 2006
• Discovery for the Sake of Discovery Cover Essay, Seed Magazine, June/July 2006 issue
• Science vs. Religion in the ID Debate Free Inquiry Magazine, April/May 2006 issue
• Case Trustees Must Talk to the Faculty, Use Its Expertise The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Op-Ed, 03/15/06
• State Board is Failing to Heed Judicious Call for Sound Science The Columbus Dispatch, Op-Ed, 01/30/06
• Imagining Hidden Worlds The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Op-Ed, 01/23/06
• Mind Your Scientific Language New Scientist Magazine, Commentary, 12/03/05
• Science and Religion Share Fascination in Things Unseen The New York Times, Science Times Essay 11/08/05
• The Pope and I (pdf version) The Skeptical Inquirer, Nov 2005 issue
• The Long Arm of Einstein Guides My Steering Wheel The New York Times, Science Times Essay 08/16/05
• Text of Open Letter to the Pope on Evolution 07/12/05, as referred to in NYT 07/13/05
• Survival of the Slickest New Scientist Magazine, Commentary, 07/09/05
• School Boards Want to 'Teach the Controversy.' What Controversy? The New York Times, Science Times Commentary 05/17/05
• When Sentiment and Fear Trump Reason and Reality The New York Times, Science Times Commentary 03/29/05
• Space Probe Makes Science Fiction Wonders of Childhood Real The New York Times, Science Times Essay 01/25/05
• Diablo Canyon is Ideal for Neutrino Study San Luis Obispo Tribune Viewpoint 09/02/04
• Politics Trumps Science Cleveland Plain Dealer Op-Ed 04/12/04
• Board Violates its Own Standard The Cincinnati Enquirer, 03/04/04
• In Search for Life on Mars, Machines Can Boldly Go Where Humans Can't The New York Times, Science Times Essay 01/06/04 (reprinted in International Herald Tribune (01/07/04), as "Machines are better than astronauts in Mar's quest". Also, see Cleveland Plain Dealer, "The very best space exploration is also the cheapest" (01/9/04))
• Ohio Faces A New Challenge in Intelligent-Design Debate Cleveland Plain Dealer Op-ed 11/24/03
• Computer Voting Isn't Foolproof Cleveland Plain Dealer Op-ed 10/13/03
• New Mindset, New Threat Cleveland Plain Dealer Op-ed 08/06/03
• The Citizen-Scientist's Obligation to Stand Up for Standards The New York Times, Science Times Essay, 04/22/03
• Manned space missions must continue Cleveland Plain Dealer Op-ed 02/14/03
• Decision leaves Ohio doomed to mediocrity Cleveland Plain Dealer Op-ed 12/16/02
• Words, Science, and the State of Evolution Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/29/02
• Proposed Science Standards Are Flawed Cleveland Plain Dealer Op Ed 10/22/02
• Odds Are Stacked When Science Tries to Debate Pseudoscience The New York Times, Science Times Essay 4/30/02
• Intelligent Design Isn't Science Cleveland Plain Dealer Op Ed 1/16/02
• Clouds also are Missile Shields Cleveland Plain Dealer Op Ed 12/18/01
• If the Guinea Pig Dies, Beware New York Times Op-Ed, 11/06/01
• War Won't Eliminate Terrorists Cleveland Plain Dealer Op Ed 9/21/01
• Analyze This: A Physicist on Applied Politics The New York Times, Science Times Essay 11/21/00
• Celebrating the Poetry of Imagination Without Boundaries The New York Times, Science Times Essay 6/06/00
• Pushing the Limits of Science, and of Public Relations The New York Times, Science Times Essay 3/14/00
• An Article of Faith: Science and Religion Don't Mix The Chronicle of Higher Education 11/26/99
• Test Ban Treaty is a Technical Issue Plain Dealer Editorial 10/31/99
• Stop the Flying Saucer, I Want to Get Off The New York Times Op-Ed, 2/22/99
• The Impossible Beam New York Times Op-Ed, 12/23/97
• Big Bright Secret New York Times Op-Ed, 10/11/97
• Not With a Bang or a Whimper (pdf file) The New York Times Op-Ed, 1/22/97
• Equal Time for Nonsense The New York Times Op-Ed, 7/30/96
• The Third Rock from Ursa Majoris New York Times Op-Ed, 1/21/96

New Scientist Worldlines Column

• Each week's column should also be accessible from this link.

• It Pays to Push Boundaries Dec 8, 2007 ( New Scientist link )
• A Science Literate President Please Dec 15, 2007 ( New Scientist link )
• Scientists, show us your good side Jan 5, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• The end of frontier science? Jan 19, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• Time to Nail Inflation Feb 2, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• Ideas that Will Govern America Feb 16, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• What Future Astronomers Won't See Mar 1, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• Work Together, save the planet Mar 15, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• Boltzmann Brains Mar 29, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• Why we don't need 'scientism' and 'religionism' April 12, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• Meet the real April Fools April 26, 2008 ( New Scientist link )
• The US should dismantle its nuclear weapons May 7, 2008 ( New Scientist link )

Nature Physics Commentaries

• December 2006
• Novemberr 2006
• October 2006
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• December 2005
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• October 2005

Radio and Television Commentary

American Public Media's Marketplace Commentary: The Real Price of Creationism Feb 12, 2004 (requires Realplayer)

American Public Media's Marketplace Commentary: Ideology Spending March 24, 2004 (requires Realplayer)

American Public Media's Marketplace Morning Report Commentary: Visa Battles May 25, 2004 (requires Realplayer)

American Public Media's Marketplace Commentary: Another Space Race? July 29, 2004 (requires Realplayer)

Tavis Smiley Show, Scientists Express Concern Over White House Policies Oct 26, 2004

Newshour with Jim Lehrer Debate Over Intelligent Design August 5, 2005

Talk of the Nation Science Friday with Ira Flatow, Evolution and the Catholic Church Aug 12, 2005 (requires realplayer)

American Public Media's Marketplace Commentary: Theoretical Science Made Practical August 29, 2005 (requires Realplayer)

Talk of the Nation Science Friday with Ira Flatow, Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions Oct 21, 2005 (requires realplayer)

Cspan presentation (Part 3) of Keynote address at American Enterprise Institute, Oct 21, 2005 on the Teaching of Intelligent Design

Australian Radio National Interview with Stephen Crittendon, The Media Report: Bogus History and Pseudoscience Nov 11, 2005 (requires realplayer)

NPR's All Things Considered Commentary: In Favor of Barring ID from the Science Classroom Dec 20, 2005 (requires realplayer)

Australian Radio, The Religion Report: The Catholic Church and Evolution Aug 30, 2006 (MP3 file) html link and transcript

American Public Media's Marketplace Commentary: In the Eye of the Beholder January 30, 2007 (requires Realplayer)

American Public Media's Marketplace Morning Report Commentary: University Presidents, Take Notes (Requires Realplayer). For transcript, go to transcript April 3, 2007

American Public Media's Marketplace Commentary: Putting Lies and Fraud on Exhibit May 25, 2007 (Requires Realplayer).

Public Lectures and Other Selected Presentations

Schedule of Past and Upcoming Public Lectures by Lawrence Krauss

PDF version of Slides of "Selling Science to Unwilling Buyers" , Canadian Association of Physicists Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, June 19, 2007

Quicktime version of Slides of Lecture at Dole Center, Lawrence Kansas, April 4, 2006

Quicktime version of lecture Einstein's Biggest Blunder AAPT/APS New England meeting, Boston, March 31, 2006

Quicktime version of Slides of Public Lecture at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Feb 2, 2006 Science Under Attack?: From the White House to the Classroom: Public Policy, Science Education, and the Emperor's New Clothes

Quicktime version of Slides of Keynote address at American Enterprise Institute, Oct 21, 2005, Washington DE, meeting on Science Wars: Evolution and Intelligent Design, Facing Reality: Public Policy, Science Education, and the Emperor's New Clothes

Presentation at American Physical Society 2004 Meeting on Scientific Integrity in Washington: Politics Trumps Science? (pdf)

Presentation at CERCA Symposium, and Philadelphia, and Florida, on The Bush Administration and Scientific Integrity (Powerpoint), Quicktime (17.4 MB).

Quicktime movie of slides presented for Oersted Medal Lecture, AAPT, Jan 2004

Photos from Public Lecture at Quark Matter 2001, Stony Brook NY

Transcript and Newspaper Coverage of Carleton University Commencement address, June 14,2003 and Associated Unfortunate Events

Quicktime clickable movie of presentation entitled "Politics and Science" at Respect for All Involved: A National Integrity & Human Research Portections Workshop .

Slides of AAAS Plenary Topical Lecture, Feb 16,2003, Scientific Ignorance as a Way of Life

Audio Transcript of AAAS Plenary Topical Lecture, Feb 16,2003, Scientific Ignorance as a Way of Life

Slides of IMSA Great Minds Dialogue, Adler Planetarium, Chicago, Talk: Scientific Activism: Is Inaction Ethical?

Slides of keynote address, Cuyahoga Community College Symposium: "Progress. What and For Whom?"

Audio and images from Lilienfeld Prize Lecture , American Physical Society Meeting, April 28, 2001

Photos from LBL Lab Lecture and Lawrence Centenary Lecture, Berkeley, CA

Keynote Address , Inauguration of 8th President of Clark University, March 30, 2001

Playing by you?

Miscellaneous

Text of Open Letter to the Pope on Evolution

PDF file of Creation Museum Guide: Top Ten reasons why the universe, the Sun, the Earth, and Life are not 6000 years old

Letter to Secretary of Education Regarding Evolutionary Biology

Abstract and Full Text of Science Cover Article (Jan 3, 2003) on The Age of Globular Clusters in the Milky Way: Constraints on Cosmology.

Plain Dealer Story on CERCA and Future of Cosmology Conference by John Mangels, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct 6, 2003.

Recent Scientific American Articles by Lawrence Krauss

NY Times Coverage of Evolution vs Intelligent Design Debate in Ohio by Francis X. Clines, March 12, 2002

Slides of Presentation before Ohio Board of Education Standard Committee March 11,2002 debate on "Should Intelligent Design be included in Ohio's Draft Science Academic Content standards?"

End of Life Article by Dennis Overbye, NYTimes Jan 1, 2002

Testimony for House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Vision 2001 Hearing on the Future of Space Exploration, April 3, 2001

Slides of Presentation on Cosmological Parameters at ESA-CERN-ESO Symposium, Munich March 4, 2002

Physics 566 2003-4 Academic Year Stuff