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Smoot to Appear on Fox Trivia Show

By Deepti Arora August 27, 2008 | 8:17 pm

Posted in: Academics and Administration

UC Berkeley physics professor and Nobel laureate George Smoot confirmed Wednesday that he will appear as a contestant on Fox’s “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?.”

Smoot could not reveal specific details about the scheduled air date for his appearance on the show, but when asked about his reaction to being invited as a contestant, Smoot replied, “Well, do you really think it’s appropriate for a Nobel laureate to appear on ‘Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?’”

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