He is especially adept at this, writes John Hassard, a physicist at ICL who was Richards» academic supervisor during his postdoc, in an e-mail to Science Careers, because «[h] e feels and conveys a great sense of fun, taking neither the subject nor himself too seriously... but [he is] serious enough for his audience to sense his deep passion and his understanding that physics can be a great force for good.» (sciencemag.org)
Older but not too old, good talker but not too talkative, great sense of fun but not over the top, like company, walking my dog, exploring different places, entertaining, books, my computer, family, friends, I guess the usual things that everyone says. (dateover60.com)
This kind of reminds me of a parallel version of Saw, which paradoxically takes itself more seriously but has a greater sense of fun. (rottentomatoes.com)