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William Shakespeare was born 450 years ago this month, into a period when new ideas about the human body, the earth and the universe were threatening the old medieval worldview. Journalist and author Dan Falk examines the science of the Bard of Avon.

Dan Falk's latest book explores these issues further; it's called The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright's Universe (St. Martin's Press / Goose Lane, 2014)., philosopher (University of Miami, retired)o, Professor of English (University of Massachusetts - Boston), Professor of Astronomy (Pennsylvania State University, retired), Professor of English (Oxford University), Professor of English (University of Texas - Austin), Professor of English (Harvard University), byPublished by Harper Perennial, 2008., by. Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2007., by. Published by Cambria Press, 2010., by. Published by WW Norton, 2005.byThe Shakespeare excerpts heard in the program are from the Arkangel complete Shakespeare edition on CD, and from the BBC complete Shakespeare edition on DVD.