Richard Muller teaches one of the most popular undergraduate courses at UC Berkeley: Physics for Future Presidents. You can watch it on YouTube (above). And now you can buy Muller's new book. Just published by W.W. Norton, Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines gives citizens the scientific knowledge they need to understand critical issues facing our society -- is "Iran's nascent nuclear capability ... a genuine threat to the West," are there "viable alternatives to fossil fuels that should be nurtured and supported by the government," and should "nuclear power should be encouraged"? These issues (and more) get tackled here. For more info on the book, you can listen to a good interview conducted this morning (mp3) here in San Francisco.

Muller's course, Physics for Future Presidents, has been added to our collection of Free Online Physics Courses, a subset of our collection, 1,500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities.

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