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Lunch With Sumiko: It is possible there are Martians, says physicist Brian Cox

The rock-star physicist is bringing his acclaimed show to Singapore in June.

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Before enrolling at the University of Manchester to study physics, Prof Cox (right) was part of the band Dare. He later joined another band, D:Ream.

What does it mean to be human? What is our place in the universe? These and other such questions are what physicist Brian Cox, a household name in Britain, is interested in.

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I don't understand half of what Professor Brian Cox talks about during lunch, but at the end of our two-hour meal, I feel I've become a little smarter.
He has that effect on you.
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