Noah Efron

Noah Efron
Efron in May 2016
Born
Noah Jonathan Efron

(1959-12-16) December 16, 1959 (age 64)
NationalityAmerican, Israeli
Occupation(s)Professor at Bar-Ilan University, Writer, Podcast Host

Noah Jonathan Efron (born December 16, 1959) is a professor at Bar-Ilan University, where he was founding chair of the interdisciplinary program on Science, Technology, and Society.

He has served as the President of the Israeli Society for History & Philosophy of Science, on the Board of Directors and Scientific Committee of the Eretz Yisrael Museum, and on the Executive Committee of the International Society for Science and Religion. He is a standing member of Israel's National Committee for Transgenic Plants, and participated in Knesset deliberations on human cloning legislation.[1]

Efron has been a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,[2] a fellow of the Dibner Institute for History of Science and Technology at MIT, a fellow at Harvard University, and a visiting professor at Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.[1]

He is a former member of the Tel Aviv City Council, a published author, and the host of a popular podcast.

  1. ^ a b "Noah Efron". STS@BIU. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Noah J. Efron". Institute of Advanced Studies website. Retrieved 12 September 2017.