Lauren Weinstein on Nostr: When I took introductory astronomy at UCLA, the professor for the very large class ...

When I took introductory astronomy at UCLA, the professor for the very large class (in the biggest lecture hall, Moore 100) was a rather eclectic fellow (a renowned astronomer). He had some odd habits. For example, he would wear the microphone for the room PA system hanging on his chin, so it bobbed up and down as he spoke.

One day he set up an audio tape recorder in front of the room to play his experience with a total eclipse.

This literally consisted mainly of him saying excitingly, "It's getting dark! It's getting dark!"

I've always remembered this with amusement. Then there was my Macro Economics prof who liked to talk about the "lackeys in the basement of the Fed ..."