
Physics Professor Walter Lewin, right, uses the scientific method to prove that the latke is superior to the hamentashen because it can produce light. At left, the audience enjoys the third annual clash of the Jewish delicacies, the Latke-Hamentashen Debate, held Monday, March 14, in Room 10-250. Photos / Laura Wulf
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on March 16, 2005 (download PDF).