Morgan Freeman & Garrett Lisi on "Through the Wormhole

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Garrett expresses concerns about a show he contributed to, noting that despite providing advice and connecting the producers with the Science & Entertainment Exchange, they chose to follow their own agenda. He hopes the episode won't be poorly received and is particularly pleased that Morgan Freeman will discuss Lie groups, though he is less enthusiastic about the show's religious themes. Additionally, Garrett mentions that his work on E8 is progressing well, with a short paper expected to be released soon. He also comments on his frustration with Dish Network's subscription model, which requires him to pay for numerous unwanted channels to access the Science channel.
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Garrett's own critique of the show and himself http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=2990":
Garrett says:
June 9, 2010 at 9:26 pm

Sadly, I’m no Carl Sagan.

I hope this episode isn’t terrible. I’ve only seen parts of it. I gave the producers lots of advice, and even introduced them to the Science & Entertainment Exchange. They had their own ideas and agenda though, and did their own thing. I’m mostly just hoping I don’t get What the Bleeped, or pronounced a physics prophet.

The only thing about it that I know is good is that Morgan Freeman will talk a bit about Lie groups. That I’m happy about. The God stuff, not so much.

And, err, there is a decent shot of me surfing

Rhody...

garrett, good job...
TBone, a complement that will never be acknowledged
 
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Garrett says:
June 9, 2010 at 10:23 pm

E8 work is going well. Short paper coming soon — probably out next week.

Rhody...
 


Stupid Dish network. I'd have to subscribe to 150 more channels that I don't want in order to get the Science channel.
 

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