Regular readers know I have a gig on the SETI radio show Are We Alone. The segment is called Brains on Vacation, and you can guess what I talk about.
The new show is out (here is the direct link to the MP3); Seth Shostak and I talk Martian Bigfoot, and have some fun with it as we always do. The show also features one of my heroes and friends, James Randi, who discusses the Million Dollar Challenge and Uri Geller, too.
And what’s this? Seth will be on an episode of the online Star Trek: New Voyages? What a nerd.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
You’re insanely jealous aren’t you…
January 29th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Every time I click on the comments following an article, it takes several minutes to load. Is there some way of streamlining the process? Is there something that takes up an insane amount of disk space in each comments section? Maybe take out some of the photos?
January 29th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
But if Seth wears a red shirt, it will definitely be only one episode.
January 29th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I think he looks better with gray hair.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
@Barton: I believe our host said on another thread that the site is currently being hit repeatedly because of current links from Fark and Digg, and that tends to slow things down.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Do I detect a hint of jealousy in your tone?
January 29th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Seth is in : http://www.startrekofgodsandmen.com
Worth a watch!
January 29th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Speaking of brains on vacation: I watched one ep of “the new voyages” and after seeing the Enterprise skid through space like the Duke boys and do barrel rolls I decided the people behind might be big trek fans but their talent ended there.
January 29th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Ian–watch the newer ones. The effects are much more like the originals, and they look really great. The acting, on the other hand…
But wasn’t Seth in Of Gods and Men and not New Voyages?
January 29th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
I saw Seth’s name during the credits of Of Gods and Men this past weekend during Phoenix Comi-con and was wondering if it was the same person.
Yay! That’s so awesome!
January 29th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
[...] The Bad Astronomer wrote an interesting post today on Brains on Vacation: Martian Bigfoot and RandiHere’s a quick excerptRegular readers know I have a gig on the SETI radio show Are We Alone. The segment is called Brains on Vacation, and you can guess what I talk about. The new show is out (here is the direct link to the MP3); Seth Shostak and I talk … [...]
January 30th, 2008 at 5:27 am
Can you get me a spot on Star Trek?
January 30th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Star Trek…yawwwwwn….
Do you people HAVE TO be nerds and losers? Can’t you just enjoy astronomy here?
January 30th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Yesterday’s Astronomy Picture of the Day has the “Martian Bigfoot”:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080129.html
Of course, they have the entire panorama, not just the “bigfoot” image. They also have the nice little comment:
Tenacious image explorers might locate Little Bigfoot towards
the front left of the high resolution panorama.
January 30th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Boba Fett:
Who you calling a loser, Dude?
As a Trekki of loooong standing(from the first TV showing in ’66), one who has traveled around the world several times, raised three successful children and is generally self sufficient, I fail to see how that appellation is valid. Nerd is just another name for a being of intelligence, passion and hope.
I’m damn proud of being a NERD!
So there,,,
Gary 7
January 30th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Boba Fett writes:
[[Star Trek…yawwwwwn….
Do you people HAVE TO be nerds and losers? Can’t you just enjoy astronomy here?]]
Who wants to bet he doesn’t see it?
January 30th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Cool. Just added the show to my regular iTunes downloads.
January 31st, 2008 at 6:51 pm
It’s awesome you do some publicity for “Are We Alone.” I may be biased (full disclosure: I was an intern there,) but I think it’s one of the best science podcasts ever! Everybody should listen to it!