Jeff Lieberman (artist engineer)
Jeff Lieberman | |
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 Jeff Lieberman (2009) | |
| Born | March, 1978 |
| Occupation(s) | roboticist, television presenter |
Jeff Lieberman (born March 1978) is the host of the show Time Warp (TV series) on Discovery Channel.
Lieberman, originally from Florida, holds two B.S. degrees, in Mathematics and Physics, and two M.S. degrees, in Mechanical Engineering and Media Arts & Sciences with a focus in Robotics, all from MIT. He is currently taking a leave of absence from perusing a Ph.D due to the demands of filming.[1] Before his leave, he worked in the MIT Media Lab in Cynthia Breazeal's[2] Personal Robots Group.[3]
He also works in robotic sculpture, most notably and recently having built the "Absolut Quartet"[4], with Daniel Paluska commissioned by Absolut Vodka, which is currently on display at Ars Electronica, in Austria.[5]
Jeff is also a musician, playing several instruments as well as singing. His first starring role in a feature film was in the romantic musical comedy "83 Errers" [6]
References
- ^ http://blogs.discovery.com/time_warp/2009/06/paradox-of-choice.html
- ^ http://web.media.mit.edu/~cynthiab/
- ^ http://robotic.media.mit.edu/projects/robots/tikl/tikl.html Example of Jeff's research
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e9AJVtuCKc
- ^ http://90.146.8.18/en/archives/picture_ausgabe_03_new.asp?iAreaID=486&showAreaID=486&iImageID=65446
- ^ http://tech.mit.edu/V120/N8/83_Erreres.8a.html
External links
- Official Time Warp website
- Lieberman's Personal Website
- biographical info on Time Warp website
- Scientific slowdown: Warp-speed photography
- WGBH web-only interview with Jeff
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