Dan Falk is a Canadian science

Science

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 journalist

Journalist

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, broadcaster

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, and author

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. He has written for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star

Toronto Star

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, The Walrus

The Walrus

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, Cottage Life, SkyNews, Astronomy and New Scientist

New Scientist

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, and has contributed to the CBC radio programs Ideas

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, Quirks and Quarks

Quirks and Quarks

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, Tapestry

Tapestry

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and Spark

Spark

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He has published two books:

• The Universe on a T-Shirt: The Quest for the Theory of Everything
• In Search of Time: Journeys Along a Curious Dimension.

Universe on a T-Shirt 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 Atlantic Book Awards.