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Hollywood and academia collided in the reactions. Stephen Colbert tweeted “Finally, a professor who’ll give A’s for time-travel essays,” while Dr. Sanjay Gupta called it “the missing link between brain science and human spirit.” Even Fox’s Family Ties co-star Meredith Baxter shared a throwback clip with the caption “Alex P. Keaton just became the most inspiring teacher.”