Dan Falk (born 1966) is a

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Biography

Falk received a BSc in physics from

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in 1990, and a bachelor's degree in journalism from

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in 1992. In 2014 he graduated from the

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with an MA in the history and philosophy of science. His maternal grandfather was the artist Moi Ver. For the academic year 2011–2012 he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at

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. His book ''Universe on a T-Shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything'' was the winner of the 2002 Science in Society Journalism Award from the Canadian Science Writers’ Association, as well as the John and Margaret Savage First Book Award, part of the

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. In 2015, Falk was the winner of the Science in Society Journalism Award for his article "Getting Smarter" in the ''University of Toronto Magazine''. In 2019, Falk was the winner of the Sandford Fleming Medal for Excellence in Science Communication, awarded by the Royal Canadian Institute for Science. With Amanda Gefter, Falk hosts the podcast ''BookLab'', which looks at "the latest in popular science writing." The asteroid (20039) Danfalk is named after him.Royal Astronomical Society of Canada "Asteroid (20039) Danfalk"
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's '' The Stars: A New Way to See Them''.)

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