The Bad Astonomer

We welcome Phil Plait (aka The Bad Astronomer) back to the show.  Phil talks to us about the International Year of Astronomy and highlights a few events planned for the IYA.  As President of the James Randi Educational Foundation, Phil also discusses the role of skepticism in education.

Links:

• The Bad Astronomer at Discover Magazine
• Original BA site
• Phil’s new book: Death from the Skies
• Follow the BA on Twitter
• Phil Plait’s Wikipedia entry

• International Year of Astronomy
• United Nations declares 2009 as the Year of Astronomy
• 100 Hours of Astronomy
• 400 Years of the Telescope
• NASA Astrobiology

• Year of Science
• Darwin Day Celebration
• James Randi Educational Foundation
• About James Randi
• JREF Swift Blog

• Skeptic
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
• PZ Myers Pharyngula
• Stop Jenny McCarthy – post from the BA
• Stop Jenny
• Amanda Peet supports the science with vaccinateyourbaby.org
• Dale uses viral videos to promote skepticism in the classroom

Direct download: LOL24.mp3