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Lisa Randall

Theoretical particle physicist and cosmologist

A Harvard theoretical physicist whose research explores particle interactions, extra-dimensional models and cosmology. Her reading interviews offer personal selections beyond her authored science books.

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2Books recommended

Books Lisa Randall recommends

2 books, each linked to the source where Lisa Randall recommended it.

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I Capture the Castle

by Dodie Smith

Lisa Randall recommends I Capture the Castle and reports giving it to young readers.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: The Tim Ferriss Show

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Thinking About Extra Dimensions with Physicist Lisa Randall (#115)

Own favorable gifted-book selection; authored books and host-only reading excluded. Catalog summary, no excerpt copied.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

The Tim Ferriss Show · 2015-10-24 · accessed 2026-10-01

Interview · Own reading selection

Original transcript page28: own answer identifies Dodie Smith and a favorable gifted-book selection. Original episode publication2015, not2018PDFhosting; no recording date inferred.

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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

by Robert A. Caro · 1974

Lisa Randall recommends The Power Broker.

Recommended · Wording not verified Source: The Boston Globe

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Reading interview

Catalog summary. Publication date unverified; linked retailer ebook is a later2024 edition.

This text documents what the source says, but it is not verified as a word-for-word quote.

The Boston Globe · undated · accessed 2026-10-01

Interview · Interview

Personal favorite.

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