Episode 24 – The Bad Astronomer Returns

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