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This week on Something Offbeat, Mike Rogers talked to the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, about something you might not know takes place every 13 to 15 years: Saturn's rings appearing to disappear.

Hosted by Mike Simmons. - Phil Plait, known as “The Bad Astronomer,” ( https://badastronomy.beehiiv.com ) discusses his journey in science outreach, from debunking astronomy myths to writing popular books and consulting for science fiction. - He emphasizes the importance of reconnecting people with the wonder of the night sky, combating the disconnection caused by light pollution and digital media. - **Highlight:** *Science fiction's balance between storytelling and science accuracy:* "The story is more important than getting the science 100% right, but doing both creates a deeper experience."   Mike Simmons is the founder of Astronomy for Equity ( https://bmsis.org/astro4equity/ ). Others on the team, including people around the world in astronomy and space exploration, authors and philosophers, designers and artists and more will be added as the website is developed.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Ever heard of a beauty quark? How about a glueball? Physics is full of weird particles that leave many of us scratching our heads. But these tiny particles make up everything in the quantum world and in us and are the basis of the fundamental scientific theory called The Standard Model. But it doesn't explain everything. It can't account for dark matter or dark energy, for example. We find out whether new physics experiments might force us to rewrite the Standard Model. Plus, we discuss a NASA proposal to fly spacecraft close to the sun in search of new physics. Guests: Phil Plait – Aka the Bad Astronomer, former astronomer on Hubble, teacher, lecturer and debunker of conspiracy theories. He is also the author of a new book “Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe.” Harry Cliff – Particle physicist at the University of Cambridge who works on the LHCb experiment at the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, CERN. He is the author of: “Space Oddities, The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe.” Slava Turyshev – Research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever heard of a beauty quark? How about a glueball? Physics is full of weird particles that leave many of us scratching our heads. But these tiny particles make up everything in the quantum world and in us and are the basis of the fundamental scientific theory called The Standard Model. But it doesn't explain everything. It can't account for dark matter or dark energy, for example. We find out whether new physics experiments might force us to rewrite the Standard Model. Plus, we discuss a NASA proposal to fly spacecraft close to the sun in search of new physics. Guests: Phil Plait – Aka the Bad Astronomer, former astronomer on Hubble, teacher, lecturer and debunker of conspiracy theories. He is also the author of a new book “Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe.” Harry Cliff – Particle physicist at the University of Cambridge who works on the LHCb experiment at the largest particle physics laboratory in the world, CERN. He is the author of: “Space Oddities, The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe.” Slava Turyshev – Research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get out of this world this week with The Children's Hour! We're going to The Moon with Commander Reid Wiseman from NASA's Artemis 2 mission. The Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait teaches us how the moon was formed, and we learn what happens to the lunar rocks back on Earth from Dr. Chip Sharer. Comes with a learning guide - and mixed with great music.

Communications specialist Beth Johnson chats with Dr. Phil Plait about his latest book and just what wonders await us in our solar system and out amongst the stars.   Phil Plait, aka the Bad Astronomer, has been communicating and correcting space science since the turn of the century (sorry, Phil!). His first book, "Bad Astronomy", tackled numerous misconceptions and myths about astronomy and space missions.    His second book, "Death from the Skies!", took a look at a variety of ways the world will end. Now, in his latest book, "Under Alien Skies", Phil becomes a tour guide to the cosmos, taking us all on a trip through the universe to marvel at the wonders of other worlds, distant star systems, and mind-blowing phenomena.   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

The Great North American Solar Eclipse will trace a path of shadow across Mexico and 13 U.S. States on April 8th. Phil Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, joins the show for an extended interview covering a wide-range of topics, such as his excitement about the eclipse, the Pentagon's most recent UFO report, and some of the most persistent moon landing conspiracy theories. Guest: Phil Plait – aka the Bad Astronomer, former astronomer on Hubble, teacher, lecturer, and debunker of conspiracy theories. He is also the author of a new book “Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe.” Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Great North American Solar Eclipse will trace a path of shadow across Mexico and 13 U.S. States on April 8th. Phil Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, joins the show for an extended interview covering a wide-range of topics, such as his excitement about the eclipse, the Pentagon's most recent UFO report, and some of the most persistent moon landing conspiracy theories. Guest: Phil Plait – aka the Bad Astronomer, former astronomer on Hubble, teacher, lecturer, and debunker of conspiracy theories. He is also the author of a new book “Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Universe.” Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil Plait, aka the Bad Astronomer, has been communicating and correcting space science since the turn of the century (sorry, Phil!). His first book, "Bad Astronomy", tackled numerous misconceptions and myths about astronomy and space missions. His second book, "Death from the Skies!", took a look at a variety of ways the world will end. Now, in his latest book, "Under Alien Skies", Phil becomes a tour guide to the cosmos, taking us all on a trip through the universe to marvel at the wonders of other worlds, distant star systems, and mind-blowing phenomena. Communications specialist Beth Johnson chats with Dr. Plait about his latest book and just what wonders await us in our solar system and out amongst the stars.

Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, joins Planetary Radio to discuss his new book, “Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer's Guide to the Galaxy.” The book takes the reader on an imaginary journey to 10 spectacular locations in space and shares the strange and beautiful experience visitors would have if they could witness it for themselves. Stick around after the break for What's Up with Bruce Betts and a chance to win a copy of “Under Alien Skies” in our space trivia contest. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2023-under-alien-skiesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The gang has their world and their characters, but is there enough science in the fiction? They pit their concept against all-star experts—astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, “Bad Astronomer'' Phil Plaitt, and Hollywood science advisor Mika McKinnon (Sharknado) — to determine whether the pilot makes scientific sense. And when the science doesn't check out, they get the experts to create some that does.

If a black hole came wandering through the solar system, would we notice? We're joined by the Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait, to chat about the possibility of Earth meeting its end via gravitational catastrophe.

Astronomer Phil Plait joined us this week to talk Bad Astronomy, his work on the Hubble space telescope and he participates in a very close game of The Scientist game with Catz. Here is Phil's website: https://www.syfy.com/tags/bad-astronomy And the crash course astronomy playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPAJr1ysd5yGIyiSFuh0mIL And Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer Thank you all for listening, and please do give us a review if you have time. Thanks.

Philip Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objects, as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two books, Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has also appeared in several science documentaries, including How the Universe Works on the Discovery Channel. From August 2008 through 2009, he served as president of the James Randi Educational Foundation.[2][3] Additionally, he wrote and hosted episodes of Crash Course Astronomy which aired its last episode in 2016. Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/drbriankeating Thanks to today’s sponsor, LinkedIn Jobs! Visit linkedin.com/impossible to post your job ad for FREE!

How the flu you had as a kid could shape your immune response to future flu viruses. A bunch of videos have been going viral showing snow not melting when held up against a flame, but it’s not a conspiracy. It’s science. And the first song produced using the audio recorded on Mars. Sponsors:The Jordan Harbinger Show, jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Audible, audible.com/kottke or text kottke to 500-500 to start your 30-day free trialLinks:The immune effects of childhood viruses are even more complicated than we thought (Popular Science)How Childhood Infections Could Shape Pandemics (UPMC)TikTok Users Are Burning Snowballs in Viral Videos to 'Prove' the Snow is Fake (Gizmodo)Snow that doesn't melt! Is it a government conspiracy?! (Hint: no.) (The Bad Astronomer, YouTube)No, the snow isn't government-generated. This is what a snowball does when you take a lighter to it. (Politifact)The episode about the LA musician who helped design the Perseverance microphones (Kottke Ride Home)Hello, Mars (Foxannemusic, Soundcloud)'Hello, Mars' music video (VideoFromSpace, YouTube) Foxanne: It's real (I knew it) (Foxanne, Bandcamp)Pass n' Puff Football (Indiegogo) Renegades: Born in the USA (Spotify)Buy this ranch and Area 51 will be your next-door neighbor (Boing Boing) Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on Twitter

As the pandemic wears on towards a full year, we got to wondering how our friend and Twitter legend, Phil Plait, is doing. He’s known as the @BadAstronomer . Phil shares his thoughts on being in the writers room for hit Netflix series, Bill Nye Saves the World and what its like covering astronomy for his 619,000 followers Twitter followers during these past months of isolation.

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Rick and Dave chat with famed astronomer/skeptic/debunker Dr. Phil Plait about conspiracy theories to disregard. [Ep42] The post MM Celebrity Interview – The Bad Astronomer Dr. Phil Plait appeared first on Radio Misfits.

If there's one thing that everyone knows about dinosaurs it is that they are extinct. And of course this is to a degree quite wrong since birds are dinosaurs and are very much alive. Still, that Tyrannosaurus, Diplodocus, Stegosaurus and the rest are long gone is well known but the scientific (and often very unscientific) arguments about exactly what killed them off have been a source of discussion for over a century. Here we have a quick stroll through some of those ideas and deal with the prime suspect of the last 30 years an impact from outer space. Happily, we have the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, as our guest so the questions go both ways on dinosaurs and asteroids. We hope you enjoy the cold open. A short National Geographic article on the issue of asteroids vs volcanoes: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/prehistoric-world/dinosaur-extinction/ A piece by Professor Mike Benton on mass extinctions: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiKnrO6tKDsAhVHTsAKHe0OCPwQFjABegQIDBAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbenton.blogs.bristol.ac.uk%2Ffiles%2F2019%2F07%2F2013Princeton.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0-67nK9sjE7cWteYZ5Usal The American Museum of Natural History goes through some of the wonkier ideas for dinosaur extinction: https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/extinction/discarded-theories Phil's Blog is here syfy.com/badastronomy @badastronomer

Eight stars and one planet? What's up with that? There's no one better than the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, to contemplate the scientific and technological implications of Star Trek: Picard's first season, along with more listener calls! Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page every Monday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

Eight stars and one planet? What's up with that? There's no one better than the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, to contemplate the scientific and technological implications of Star Trek: Picard's first season, along with more listener calls! Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page every Monday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

Eight stars and one planet? What's up with that? There's no one better than the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, to contemplate the scientific and technological implications of Star Trek: Picard's first season, along with more listener calls! Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page every Monday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

Eight stars and one planet? What's up with that? There's no one better than the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, to contemplate the scientific and technological implications of Star Trek: Picard's first season, along with more listener calls! Be sure to join us live! We're on the Mission Log Facebook page every Monday at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern

(repeat) There’s evidence for a subsurface lake on Mars, and scientists are excitedly using the “h” word.  Could the Red Planet be habitable, not billions of years ago, but today?  While we wait – impatiently – for a confirmation of this result, we review the recipe for habitable alien worlds. For example, the moon Titan has liquid lakes on its surface.  Could they be filled with Titanites? Dive into a possible briny, underground lake on Mars … protect yourself from the methane-drenched rain on a moon of Saturn … and cheer on the missed-it-by-that-much planets, asteroids Ceres and Vesta. Also, do tens of billions of potentially habitable extrasolar planets mean that Earth is not unique? Guests: Nathalie Cabrol – Planetary scientist, Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute Jack Holt – Geophysicist, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona Jani Radebaugh – Planetary scientist and professor of geology, Brigham Young University Marc Rayman –  Mission Director and Chief Engineer of NASA’s Dawn Mission Phil Plait – Astronomer, blogger, and widely known as the Bad Astronomer

This week's discussion topics include the new Hellboy movie starring David Harbour; the second season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix; and the new trailer for Disney's The Lion King. Also, the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, called in to discuss this week's photograph of a black hole! (No, not the Disney movie, but that's cool, too.)

Yes, the sun provides our heat. But no, it’s not causing climate change. Join Kait for a talk with Dr. Phil Plait. You may know him as The Bad Astronomer, but he’s really good at breaking down the actual relationship between the sun and our climate.

This week we talk with the Bad Astronomer himself and discuss a wide range of issues that deal with just how dangerous a place the universe is. What are some of the biggest threats from the sky that face humanity? Should we be worried?

(Opprinnelig publisert: 25.9.2011) Tilstede: Gunnar, Leisha, Kristin, Bendik Sendingsleder: Gunnar Intervju: Phil Plait Jorden brøler av ukjente grunner rundt om i verden. Er det et signal fra oven eller bare en motorvei som man ikke visste at var der? Videre så er vi på nippet med å utrydde Polio i India også - et av de få stedene i verden hvor den sykdommen fremdeles finnes. Hurra for vaksiner! Er det godt at alternativbransjen er så predestinert og fører den til en «passiviserende livsløgn?» spør Alexandra Larsen i en kronikk. Hør hva vi mener om dette. [oppdatert død lenke] Ukens intervju er med The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait. Du kan lese hans blogg Bad Astronomy på SYFY Wire [oppdatert med lenke til nytt bloggsted] Ukens anbefaling: «SunnivaRose: Om kjernefysikk og forskning og sånn» En rosablogg av en kjernefysiker. Nå har du sett det og.

In Episode 18, Quinn & Brian try to build a more flexible, approachable, and fun new science foundation in America. But they don't know where to start. Enter the legendary Phil Plait, the “Bad Astronomer”. He's an astronomer (obviously), author, and science communicator extraordinaire and we chat about rebuilding the foundations of American science. And that, friends, starts with enthusiasm. Science — fuck yeah! Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message! Links:  Phil Plait on Twitter Phil’s blog Phil’s newsletter The Science and Entertainment Exchange Global Weirding Crash Course 314 Action Trump’s Book Club: The Madhouse Effect by Michael E. Mann and Tom Toles Quinn Emmett on Twitter Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter Intro/outro by Tim Blane Subscribe to our newsletter at ImportantNotImportant.com! Like and share us on Facebook! Check us on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter! Pin us on Pinterest! Tumble us or whatever the hell you do on Tumblr! Ok that’s enough good lord Support this podcast

We’ve got some awkward news to share, folks: The producer of Orbital Path is claiming he’s been abducted by space aliens. So this week, we’re dusting off the theremin and returning to one of our favorite early episodes — “Must Be Aliens.” Dr. Michelle Thaller talks with Phil Plait — AKA the “Bad Astronomer” — about the Kepler mission to find planets circling other stars … and why we humans are so quick to ascribe the unknowns of the cosmos to aliens. In the two years since this episode was originally produced, however, the universe has not stood still. So Michelle has an update on the Kepler project — and a discovery that, once upon a time, had certain astronomers murmuring the “A” word. Orbital Path is produced by David Schulman and edited by Andrea Mustain. “Must be Aliens” episode produced by Lauren Ober. Production oversight by John Barth and Genevieve Sponsler. Hosted by Michelle Thaller.

Our Star Trek Las Vegas 2017 coverage continues! This week we have a very science focused episode featuring Phil Plait aka The Bad Astronomer & Ethan Sigel, Astrophysicist and Author of upcoming book “Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive”. Don’t forget, use the promo code WDENGAGE at wdc.com/engage to save 20% on select WD Blue & Black Solid State Drives.

Greetings, Captains! You're listening to EPISODE 329 OF PRIORITY ONE PODCAST, your weekly report on all things Star Trek! Recorded LIVE from STAR TREK LAS VEGAS 2017 and available for download or streaming on Monday, August 7th, 2017 at PriorityOnePodcast.com! WARNING: This is a VERY LONG episode, with some of the best content from the con! We've got the details from the massive 4-hour long Discovery panels, and an interview with Eaglemoss's Ben Robinson turns weird when Ira Steven Behr turns up! In Star Trek Online, we've got Cryptic's main stage panel announcing season 14. And we've also got follow-up interviews with Al “Captain Geko” Rivera and Jeremy “Borticus” Randall that go into more details on the upcoming content. Later, it's a very special Astrometrics Report with our science adviser Dr Hurt and guest Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer! And finally, we're doing listener feedback live from the floor of STLV. And as always, before we wrap up the show, we'll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages! TOPICS DISCUSSED Trek It Out Kenna and Elijah Discuss the news from the Star Trek Discovery Panels (5:15) Star Trek - Inside The Star Trek: Discovery's Writers Room Star Trek: Discovery Cast Straight From The Set Interview with Ben Robinson of Eaglemoss (40:16) And a SURPRISE visit from Ira Steven Behr (What We Left Behind) (53:00) Star Trek Online News (1:10:23) Breaking News From the Star Trek Online STLV 2017! (1:11:09) Star Trek Online: Season 14 – Emergence Official Announce Trailer Interview With Al "Captain Geko" Rivera (1:54:10) Interview With Jeremy “Borticus” Randall (2:23:30) Astrometrics Report (2:52:05) Featuring Dr. Robert Hurt and Special Guest Phil Plait!

Greetings, Captains! You’re listening to EPISODE 329 OF PRIORITY ONE PODCAST, your weekly report on all things Star Trek! Recorded LIVE from STAR TREK LAS VEGAS 2017 and available for download or streaming on Monday, August 7th, 2017 at PriorityOnePodcast.com! WARNING: This is a VERY LONG episode, with some of the best content from the con! We’ve got the details from the massive 4-hour long Discovery panels, and an interview with Eaglemoss’s Ben Robinson turns weird when Ira Steven Behr turns up! In Star Trek Online, we’ve got Cryptic’s main stage panel announcing season 14. And we’ve also got follow-up interviews with Al “Captain Geko” Rivera and Jeremy “Borticus” Randall that go into more details on the upcoming content. Later, it’s a very special Astrometrics Report with our science adviser Dr Hurt and guest Phil Plait, aka The Bad Astronomer! And finally, we’re doing listener feedback live from the floor of STLV. And as always, before we wrap up the show, we’ll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages! TOPICS DISCUSSED Trek It Out Kenna and Elijah Discuss the news from the Star Trek Discovery Panels (5:15) Star Trek - Inside The Star Trek: Discovery's Writers Room Star Trek: Discovery Cast Straight From The Set Interview with Ben Robinson of Eaglemoss (40:16) And a SURPRISE visit from Ira Steven Behr (What We Left Behind) (53:00) Star Trek Online News (1:10:23) Breaking News From the Star Trek Online STLV 2017! (1:11:09) Star Trek Online: Season 14 – Emergence Official Announce Trailer Interview With Al "Captain Geko" Rivera (1:54:10) Interview With Jeremy “Borticus” Randall (2:23:30) Astrometrics Report (2:52:05) Featuring Dr. Robert Hurt and Special Guest Phil Plait!

The Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait, answers our three questions about commercial space travel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're looking to the stars with the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait! Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator. We talk about science as inspiration, how to encourage kids who are interested in science and astronomy, the current state of scientific literacy in popular culture and the media, and where we go from here.

This week the Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait joins the crew to discuss gravitational waves!

The Bad Astronomer (a.k.a. Phil Plait) has been busy since we've last had him on Lab Out Loud.  As astronomer, public speaker, science evangelizer, and author, Phil can now add YouTube host to his resume.  Working with Hank and John Green (Crash Course) and PBS Digital Studios, Phil has been writing and filming a new series on YouTube called Crash Course Astronomy.  Listen to the show to hear about the show and how you might properly use it in your classroom. Show notes at: http://laboutloud.com/?p=2968 

The Bad Astronomer himself, Dr. Phil Plait, joins Cara to chat about chaos in weather, the recent QVC "is the moon a planet or a star?" debacle, and the politicization of anti-science views. Follow Phil: @BadAstronomer.

Slate's Political Gabfest featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: discussing climate change with the Bad Astronomer, Phil Pait; Jill Abramson fired from The Gray Lady; and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Phil Plait. Dr. Plait is also know as "The Bad Astronomer." He has been on "The Late Show with Craig Ferguson," was the host of Discover's "Bad Universe," a consultant on "Nova," is a columnist for Slate.com, and is the author of three books including "2^7 Nerd Disses." Dr. Plait is also Dave's cousin. On location in Boulder, Colorado. 

This is the last part of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait, the so-called "Bad Astronomer." Phil is a scientist who now writes about science for the public, with a large focus on debunking bad science and astronomy. In this podcast, we talk with Phil about how science works, and how we learn.

This is part three of four of our interview with Dr. Phil Plait, the so-called "Bad Astronomer." Phil is a scientist, writer, and specializes in debunking bad science. In part 1, we learned how he got started, and in part 2, we talked about science in entertainment. In part 3, we discuss how he busts misconceptions, and the value of looking up at the sky.

Join us from San Diego Comic-Con 2012 for a gadget geek-out when Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Baba Booey, Nerdist Chris Hardwick, and the Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait.

Neil, comedian co-host Leighann Lord, and Phil Plait, the "Bad Astronomer," discuss The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of science in the movies.

Host: Chris Mooney This is our first show of 2013, and notably, we're still here. A lot of people actually thought the world was going to end at the end of last year, which, presumably, means that now it's rejoicing time. And also reflection time. Time for reflection on all the things that people are capable of believing, as well as the things that might really lead to global catastrophe someday. To help us in that process, we've invited back our expert on all things related to the world ending and not ending: Phil Plait. He needs no introduction, except to say that he's the Bad Astronomer. He's the Bad Astronomer at Slate, on Twitter, and on every other platform you can imagine. Phil Plait is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope data and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer. His two books are Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" and Death from the Skies! These Are the Ways the Universe Will End.

As science educators, encouraging critical thinking and skepticism is something we think is really important. We interviewed the "Bad Astronomer," Dr. Phil Plait, to get his thoughts on the subject. He is a trained scientist who used to work at NASA Goddard... but now he works full-time as a science writer and a public advocate for good science. In Part 1 of our interview with Phil, we learned why he started blogging about hoaxes and misconceptions, about the importance of asking "why," and ended with the start of an intriguing discussion about how the trend today in entertainment is for scientists to actually be the heroes and the good guys. This podcast is Part 2 of our interview (with two more to come), in which Phil shares his experiences with the TV shows The Big Bang Theory and Mythbusters, and tells us why he gets such joy out of teaching people about how great science is.

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The Show Notes WiFi $ vs. Coffee $IntroSharp not SharpeSkepticon 5Darrel Ray’s Sexy TalkInteresting Fauna     - Chondrocladia lyra, the Meat-Eating SpongeCongrats to Phil Plait, now at Slate!Cupcakes, Coffee and ChristiansReligious Moron of the Week     - Abusing brothers at the Hospitaller Order of St John of God from Jeremy Kelaher     - Ryan J. Muehlhauser and his Attorney from Terry Williams     - Uganda & Rebecca Kadaga from Richard LaneTragusKeith Lowell Jensen killedShow close
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 Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! A reminder that the new portal to the Geologic Universe is at GeorgeHrab.com. Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as and E-BOOK and PRINT editions. Check out Geo's wiki page thanks to Tim Farley. Get your George HrApp here. Thanks to Gerry Orkin for the design and engineering. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too! Ms. Info sez, "Congratulations to the Bad Astronomer!"

It's the Nerdist podcast live from beautiful Boulder, Colorado! With special science guest Phil Plait, aka, The Bad Astronomer!

0:00:00IntroductionRichard Saunders and Stefan Sojka 0:12:45We chat to Dr Phil Plait. Philip Plait (a.k.a. The Bad Astronomer) is an American astronomer and skeptic who runs the website BadAstronomy.com. 

Phil Plait, the creator of Bad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer. He's written two books, dozens of magazine articles, and 12 bazillion blog articles. He is a skeptic and fights the abuse of science, but his true love is praising the wonders of real science.

Cosmic Rants From Phil Plait, the Bad AstronomerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

0:00:00Introduction Richard Saunders0:03:20Maynard interviews The Bad Astronomer, Dr Phil Plait about the end of the world... and other more important things.0:18:18     "Death From The Skies" from the album Trebuchet by George Hrab0:22:15     Queen Victoria Markets in MelbourneJoin Dr Steve Roberts and Richard Saunders for a wander through a Melbourne landmark.0:30:20     Dr Rachie ReportsOur Very own Dr Rachael Dunlop appears on The Drum on National TV to discuss the recent news about Andrew Wakefield and the BMJ.Audio from the national TV show, with host Steve Cannane.0:42:15     The Think TankWe enjoy a BBQ at the Melbourne home of long time skeptic Dr Steve Roberts. Joining us in his courtyard are Chris Higgins, Linley Kissick, Mal Vickers, Rosemary Sceats and Richard Saunders.

For a myriad of reasons, NASA is in the news this week. For an update on everything astronomical Skepticality is proud to welcome back The Bad Astronomer himself, Dr. Phil Plait (author of the popular books Bad Astronomy, Death from the Skies and his award-winning blog at Discovermagazine.com). Swoopy chats with Phil about this week's planned launch of the space shuttle Endeavour (one of five final missions marking the retirement of the shuttle fleet by the close of 2010); the surprising recent announcement of President Obama's plans to increase NASA's funding but cancel the Constellation program already five years underway; and, Phil's own tough decision to step down as president of the James Randi Educational Foundation in order to extend his skeptical outreach to a global audience through television.

The end of the Heaven Series! Chaos. The battle. What happens after the battle. Special thanks to Dr. Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer, for advice regarding some of the adventure in this episode.

The Show NotesTamtoy TAM TomIntroMilton’s EssayGeo's Mom Reads Jay Z Lyrics- Death to Autotune3 moviesGuess Which OneInteresting Fauna- Vespa mandarinia  from Jason SchmidtAtlanta Star Party with Phil Plait and Pamela Gay“NO” button on FACEBOOKFonophonaphone  from Paul C.Happy Birthday, Joe!Fanboy letter (thanks Mike Oliver!)Fonejacker4 interviews: - Rick Tetrault: Starbase 66- The Admiral's Table- Dave Jackson: Power of Podcasting - Young Australian Skeptics: Pseudo Scientist Podcast - Eran Segev: SkepticZone (Slau, too!)See you in Atlanta!Show close ..................................... Mentioned in the show: Rick Tetrault: Starbase 66- The Admiral's Table; Dave Jackson: Power of Podcasting; Young Australian Skeptics: Pseudo Scientist Podcast; Eran Segev: SkepticZone; the Star Party; Dr. Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer; updated Upcoming Gigs page at Geologic Records. Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too! Ms. Information says about the NO on Facebook: I know, right?! And, mno haya lita, Josef!

The Bad Astronomer himself, Dr. Phil Plait and Skepchick A Kovacs sat down with us at Balticon 43 to discuss science, skepticism, NASA, and social media. Dr. Plait is the president of the James Randi Educational Foundation a.k.a. The JREF. … Continued

This week Skepticality celebrates it's long awaited 100th episode with a look back at past shows, thoughts about future installments and well wishes from their friends the skeptic community including Dr. Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer), George Hrab (The Geologic Podcast) and Brian Dunning (The Skeptologists).

The Show NotesThe Misinformed Science PodcastIntroBest Darwin Day EVERHorror ScopesCheck out my blog for something kinda coolThe History Chunk for February 19thBad Astronomy is one of The Top 25Religious Moron of the Week- Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan  from Matt PageShow close .....................................Mentioned in the show: Neil deGrasse Tyson with Damian Handzy's boys; Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hayden Planetarium; TAM 7; Served Cold blog post; Geologic Podcast Episode 42;  the Bad Astronomer's blog; Bad Astronomy named to Time's Top 25 Blogs of 2009; Sessions with Slau; [sic] at iTunes; She Suffers from Superlatives at iTunes. Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too! Ms. Information says 1] Mno hayalita, Mrs. H! and 2] Congratulations to the astronomically talented Dr. Plait.

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The Show Notes Ask George  - Thanking god?  from Danny Z - College Mentality?  from Zach Nereim - ZPZ vs. Kenny G?  from Steve Welsh - Songwriting?  from Cassanova - Would you like to dance?  from Ashley H. - Saying Amen?  from Guy Dresher - Rush and Floyd?  from Brian "No E" Mahony - What's the hurry?  from Sarah B. - When does the show start?  from Kurt W. Intro Cosmic Balance Sheet Car Inspection U.S.A! U.S.A! notTHE BIBLE - The Book of Matt, can I call you Matt? Oh Sorry- Matthew - Chapter 5- The Mounting Sermon Geo's Sweet Dreams on Coverville Frame by Frame Religious Moron of the Week - Hank St. Denis et al.  from Jared Congiardo - Sheikh al Munajid  from Chuck Brodeur Geologic Podcast's Horoscopes Happy Birthday, Tee Phil Plait's Book: Death from the Skies Show close ..................................... Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! Mentioned in the show: Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Munajid on Al-Majd TV: Mickey Mouse Must Die; Tee Morris; Tee's MOREVI Podcast; Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer; Sweet Dreams on Coverville Episode 517. Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too! Ms. Information says: 1] Congratulations to the celestial Dr. Plait, and 2] I want to add my best wishes to the Maestro's: Happy Birthday, Thomas Earl Morris on a landmark 40 years!

Long-time listeners may recall that Skepticality's very first interview guest was Bad Astronomy author and popular science blogger Dr. Phil Plait.  This past week the James Randi Educational Foundation (one of the leading organizations to promote critical thinking and examination of pseudoscience) announced that The Bad Astronomer himself will be the new JREF President. Now, Dr. Plait returns to Skepticality to tell Derek & Swoopy not only about interesting advances in privately-funded space travel and the future of NASA under a new presidential administration, but also about exciting developments in his own career — including his new role at the JREF, changes for Bad Astronomy, and Phil's impending trips to the Galapagos and Dragon*Con 2008.

The SGU celebrates the 39th anniversary of Apollo 11 by debunking some moon landing hoax myths, and they are joined by Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer.

The Show NotesSocksIntroGodfrey's Musikfest JudgingGood playersNot-so-good playersKa-BamEnglish vs. MuricanGeo's Mom Reads Jay Z Lyrics- "A Billie"- A San Francisco AdventureJuly 4th Stan Freberg TributeA reading from notTHE BIBLE- Genesee: Chapter OneDr. Damian Handzys Facts That’ll Fuck Y’up- light as a wave functionShirts still on saleShow close ..................................... Mentioned in the show: Godfrey Daniels; Musikfest; available Geologic shirts at Flickr; Phil Plait; Philadelphia Funk Authority. Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's music at CD Baby and iTunes, and Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too! Ms. Information reminds 1] that you can find the lyrics for Occasional Songs for the Periodic Table at Geo's blog and 2] do yourself a favor and visit the Bad Astronomer at his new home at Discover Magazine.

The Bad Astronomer AKA Phil Plait came to visit the LHC and with Brian Cox discusses life as a skeptic.

Today's guest calls himself the Bad Astronomer.  Phil Plait is an astronomer, an author, and a well-known blogger at www.badastronomy.com.  Phil talks to us about myths and skepticism in the science classroom. Special Announcement: Don't miss Lab Out Loud's Conference Coverage live from the NSTA conference in Boston! Preview from the show: Plait: I am in fact a skeptic.  In the public mind - if you ask somebody "what's a skeptic" - most people think it's a cynic or a denier, somebody who just doesn't believe in anything.  And that's not strictly true.  All a skeptic is, is someone who demands evidence for a claim.  If you come up to me and say the sky is pink, I'm going to say "what is your evidence for this?".  Or I'll say, "that's an interesting claim, but here's the evidence against it."  It's someone who applies critical thinking, logic, evidence, observation, the scientific method to any sort of claim. Science is all about skepticism.  They are hardly different - I mean skepticism is a tool of science.  Richard Feynman (the physicist) said "science is a way of not fooling ourselves. It's a way of figuring what's out what's really going on".   And skepticism is just a way of looking at things.  It's making sure that if you're thinking about something, if there's a claim that's being made - whether it's by a person or even yourself, there's a way of examining it so that you can test its reality or not. And the problem is, it's not something we teach our kids.  In fact, we teach them exactly the opposite.  We teach them to believe in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny.  We go to movies where the skeptic is always a jerk, and the end is always the supenatural cause or trust in humanity or whatever." Plait: Scooby Doo was a great cartoon because in the end, it really wasn't a ghost or whatever, it was always old man Marley wearing a mask, who didn't want the developers to come in and destroy his farm or whatever." Plait: When you're teaching kids to the test, and you're saying "here's how you do the math" without explaining why, "here's what you're supposed to get in the results in the lab" without explaining why, we're not teaching our kids science.  We're teaching them nothing, we're teaching them belief, faith - and that's not what science is about.  Science is not about belief, science is about evidence. Follow the Bad Astronomer: Bad Astronomy BlogContact InfoTwitterFacebook Group Posts from badastronomy.com discussed on the show: Standing an Egg on End on the Spring EquinoxAre Apollo Moon Photos Fake?Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" Books: Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax"read NSTA's recommendation of the book Death From the Skies (pre-order from Amazon.com) Skepticism on the Internet: The Skeptics DictionaryJames Randi Educational FoundationPZ Myers: Pharyngula BlogPoint of Inquiry PodcastSkeptical Inquirer MagazineSkeptoid PodcastSkepticalitySkeptic's Guide to the Universe

Dave and Nick are here for the mid-July show. We present part two of our Harry Potter-style intros (The Chamber of Anti-Science) with a special cameo appearance from The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait. Nick finds out all about white dwarf stars and planets from Matt Burleigh and then stands in for Tim in Ask an Astronomer. We also have reviews from listeners and a preview of the next show featuring galaxy evolution and the Galaxy Zoo.

Dave and Nick are here for the mid-July show. We present part two of our Harry Potter-style intros (The Chamber of Anti-Science) with a special cameo appearance from The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait. Nick finds out all about white dwarf stars and planets from Matt Burleigh and then stands in for Tim in Ask an Astronomer. We also have reviews from listeners and a preview of the next show featuring galaxy evolution and the Galaxy Zoo.

Phil Plait works in the physics and astronomy department at Sonoma State University. In the early '90's, he started Badastronomy.com, which has become a popular website focused on educating the public about astronomy and space science, especially as regards common misconceptions and pseudoscientific astronomy claims. In recent years, he has also been involved with debunking several more general pseudoscientific theories. In March 2006, Science magazine celebrated the Bad Astronomy website, praising Plait's blog, begun in March 2005. This blog was also a finalist for the 2006 Weblog Award (the "Bloggie"). The author of one book, The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait is also a regular contributor to many online publications, including The Huffington Post. In this interview with D.J. Grothe, Phil Plait discusses science education, the need for the public appreciation of science, public investment in space science, and how such investment benefits society. He also addresses the question of science's compatibility with religion, and explores social conflicts surrounding the teaching of evolution in the public schools.

TAM5 Interviews Part III: Phil Plait the Bad Astronomer, and Mythbusters Adam Savage and Tory Belleci; News Items: Enviga Suit, Iran AIDS Cure, Creationists in Kenya; Your E-mails and Questions: Follow up on Global Warming, Youngest Skeptic; Science or Fiction; Skeptical Puzzle

We check in with Skeptic Magazine's founding publisher Dr. Michael Shermer about the dubious claims regarding Steorn's perpetual motion machine and Dr. Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer weighs in on the trials and tribulations of Pluto.

In this episode, we had special guest, Phil Plait, on the show to answer some questions sent in over the past week by several listeners; A New Planet? Mars as big as the Moon? The War of the Worlds Re-Make, and the new Mars Observer launch. (comment on this episode) Special Links: Podcast Pickle, Donal Hinely, Bad Astronomer