Phil Plait-Point of Inquiry 3/4

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 12 27th, 2010 | no responses

Part 4 www.youtube.com Phil Plait works in the physics and astronomy department at Sonoma State University. In the early 90s, 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 Plaits 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 DJ 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 sciences compatibility with religion, and explores social conflicts surrounding the teaching of evolution in the public schools. www.pointofinquiry.org

Tags: award, science, 2006, Weblog

Trip to the Large Hadron Collider

Posted by SpaceMan in CERN on 09 13th, 2010 | no responses

I visited the incredible Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. This is technology on a truly amazing scale! For more (including who’s who in the vid) go to my two blog entries about this: www.badastronomy.com and www.badastronomy.com

Tags: Phil, LHC, Brian, Hadron

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Posted by SpaceMan in Comets & Meteors on 09 30th, 2009 | no responses

I just observed Comet McNaught during the day! I made a video blog about this comet the other day, and make a couple of corrections, and give some hints on how to see this daylight spectacle.

Tags: Comet, binoculars, science, Phil

Interview on local news about science in movies

Posted by SpaceMan in Mars on 08 20th, 2009 | 7 responses

A few years back (OK, February 2004) I did an interview on a Sacramento news station about bad science in movies. I was pretty silly.

Tags: Plait, Aliens, rockets, armageddon

The Vegans

Posted by SpaceMan in Universe Questions on 08 12th, 2009 | one response

… the vegans humans greys reptilians aliens races species nasa cover up ufos contacts extra terrestrial life space universe galaxy stars planets sun earth moon landing fake hoax lie cia government contractors program area 51 top secret majestic 12 one world shadow ancient sumerian civilization mystery andromedans pleiadians intervention alex collier bill meier phil schneider underground bases anunnaki nephilim nibiru science advanced technology hidden knowledge …

Tags: nibiru, 51, nephilim, area

THE QURAN LEADS THE WAY TO SCIENCE 5/5 ( THE CONCLUSION )

Posted by SpaceMan in Comets & Meteors on 06 19th, 2009 | one response

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. Islam is going to dominate many Places in USA and Europe in the next few years, and is now a fiery revival sweeping much of the planet from Africa to Asia to Latin America to Europe to USA. The number of Europeans, Americans, Latinos and Africans converting to Islam is growing rapidly check it out !! Learn more about islam: www.mohammad-pbuh.com www.islamreligion.com www.islam-guide.com www.sultan.org www.miraclesofthequran.com www …

Tags: physics, electrodynamics., Phil, pseudo-skepticism

Comet McNaught: Jan. 12, 2007

Posted by SpaceMan in Comets & Meteors on 05 14th, 2009 | 6 responses

I was able to capture a bit of video of the bright comet McNaught. I describe the comet and talk about where you can get more images online. The URL I mention is sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov

Tags: binoculars, astronomer, Comet, mcnaught