BODY: Jim Parsons — the Emmy-nominated star who plays Sheldon in the CBS hit comedy The Big Band Theory! — is no ordinary local boy done good. “He’s not only a tremendous talent, but he’s also ...

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Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "Ask a Spaceman" and "Space Radio," and author of "How to Die in Space." First developed around a century ...

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