[on the subject of James Burke]
 The BBC shows are in my opinion the finest use on the medium of TV
> I've ever seen.  They rock.  If you haven't seen them your life is less for the
> lack.  Wow, are they cool.
> 
> I am left speechless every time I think of how good they are.  Words cannot
> describe it well.
> 
> Of corse, the books are really good, too.
I have seen the shows and highly recommend them as well.
Burke has a way of speaking plainly and using juxtaposition as a device 
for entertainment and enlightenment. He is completely disarming and a 
charming thinker.
I would vote to make him a minor saint in the Church of Virus- if not a 
full fledged one.
> 
> Reed Konsler
> konsler@ascat.harvard.edu