Over the last 10 years or so, I've written and presented more than a dozen feature-length radio documentaries, the majority prepared for the CBC Radio program Ideas.

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My Ideas Documentaries

Living on Oxford Time (2008)
The guidebooks say that 'time stands still' among the dreaming spires of Oxford – and modern physics seems to agree. Journalist Dan Falk meets with three brilliant Oxford scientists – Roger Penrose, David Deutsch, and Julian Barbour – and searches for insight into a most peculiar dimension.

Einstein's Cosmos (2005)
In June of 1905, a German physics journal published Albert Einstein's first paper on relativity. A tour thorough Einstein's universe, with science journalist Dan Falk.

In the Beginning (2004)
Dan Falk winds back the clock to the birth of the cosmos 14 billion years ago, revealing strange worlds of dark energy and extra dimensions – perhaps even universes beyond our own. (Winner of a Gold Medal in Radio Programming from the New York Festivals.)

The Matter of Mind (2001)
No problem in science is more challenging that the puzzle of consciousness – how three pounds of grey matter gives rise to our experience of the world. A two-part Ideas documentary from science journalist Dan Falk.

The Question of Design (2000)
Our universe displays beauty, complexity, and order. For some, that indicates "design" – and, by extension, a designer; a proof, perhaps, for the existence of God. But science challenged that view, describing a universe that unfolds blindly by natural law. Yet design arguments continue to surface, from the anthropic principle in cosmology to the “intelligent design” movement in biology. Dan Falk weighs the evidence. (Winner of a Science in Society Journalism Award – honourable mention, from the Canadian Science Writers' Association.)

Keeping Time (1999)
The urge to track the passage of time has captivated human beings from the very beginning. A look at the history of timekeeping, from sundials to atomic clocks, with science journalist Dan Falk.

Visions of the Apocalypse (1998)
Our species has always feared "the end" from biblical prophesies to the modern spectacle of nuclear war and environmental destruction. A look at the history of the end of the world, with science journalist Dan Falk. (Winner of the Science in Society Journalism Award from the U.S. National Association of Science Writers.)

From Empedocles to Einstein (1997)
The quest to discover the "Theory of Everything," from the ancient Greeks to string theory, with science journalist Dan Falk. (Winner of the Science Writing Awards in Physics and Astronomy from the American Institute of Physics.)

Other Documentaries

A sampling of some of my other radio work.

The Large Hadron Collider (2008)
In 2008, physicists fired up the largest and most powerful particle accelerator the world has ever seen – the Large Hadron Collider. In this documentary – first broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's The Science Show – Dan Falk visits the LHC and investigates the physics behind the megaproject.

Einstein as Icon (2005)
Einstein was – and is – much more than just a towering scientific figure. Einstein made the great leap from scientific fame to cultural icon. In this documentary, first broadcast on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition, science journalist Dan Falk looks at the forces that shaped Einstein's rise to fame, and kept him there for a hundred years. (Winner of the Science in Society Journalism Award from the Canadian Science Writers' Association.)

In Search of Ancient Stymphalos
The story behind the dig: A team of Canadian archeologists and summer students struggle to bring an ancient Greek village to life. First broadcast on CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks.