Robert Berman, known as Bob Berman, is an American

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, author, and science popularizer. He runs Overlook Observatory in

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, USA. He was an

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of astronomy at New York’s Marymount College located in Westchester County, from 1996 to 2000 and has appeared on ''

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Biography

In 1976, Berman founded the Catskill Astronomical Society. From 1986 to 1994 he created and directed the summer astronomy program at

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. He was the "Sky Lights" and "Night Watchman" astronomy columnist for ''

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'' from 1989 to 2006. He is currently ''

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s "Strange Universe" columnist and contributing editor. He also is the astronomy editor of ''

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''. He has led

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and

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expeditions as far away as the

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. Berman conducts a weekly radio broadcast, "Skywindow", and a monthly, hour-long call-in show on

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. He was keynote speaker at Starfest 2007. He is also heard nightly on Slooh.com

Bibliography

* * * * * * * * * * Lanza, Robert and Berman, Bob (2009), ''Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe'',

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; . * Berman, Bob (2011), ''The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories From the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet''; Little Brown, * Berman, Bob (2014), ''ZOOM: How Everything Moves, From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees'', Little Brown, * Lanza, Robert and Berman, Bob (2016), ''Beyond Biocentrism: Rethinking Time, Space, Consciousness, and the Illusion of Death'', * Zapped: From Infrared to Xrays, the Curious History of Invisible Light (2017) Little Brown * Earth-Shattering: Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, Biological Mayhem, Nuclear Meltdowns, and other hazards to Life in our Universe (2019) Little Brown, and Company () * The Grand Biocentric Design: How Life Creates Reality by Robert Lanza, Matej Pavsic, Bob Berman (2020, Benbella Books, )

References

External links

Bob Berman's website"Spring Sky Show", ''NPR''
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