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Dec. 25, 2009
The Physics of Santa
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| How does Santa make it to all those houses in just one night, unobserved? Physics! Advanced surveillance technology, light-bending metamaterials, and wormholes in the fabric of space-time may all play a role. Join Ira in this segment of Science Friday for a conversation with author Gregory Mone, author of a new book on the science of Santa. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Gregory Mone
Freelance Writer
Author, "The Truth About Santa: Wormholes, Robots, and What Really Happens on Christmas Eve," (Bloomsbury USA, 2009)
Boston, Massachusetts
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