http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:23:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71347 Irishman Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:25:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71347 Starr/Greg, write better and then it won't matter what Phil writes people will still read your stuff. Starr/Greg, write better and then it won’t matter what Phil writes people will still read your stuff.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71346 Chip Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:15:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71346 I attended her lecture recently in Sacramento. The Q&A session that followed was interesting as she answered audience questions with clarity and imagination. I attended her lecture recently in Sacramento. The Q&A session that followed was interesting as she answered audience questions with clarity and imagination.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71345 Harold Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:57:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71345 Off-topic: Don't forget about Wednesday night's lunar eclipse! (Thursday morning for a lot o' them funny-talkin' foreigners on the other side of the Atlantic.) Off-topic: Don’t forget about Wednesday night’s lunar eclipse! (Thursday morning for a lot o’ them funny-talkin’ foreigners on the other side of the Atlantic.)

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71344 Max Fagin Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:59:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71344 Oops, never mind maybe I should watch the clip before posting. Sorry :) Oops, never mind maybe I should watch the clip before posting. Sorry

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71343 Max Fagin Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:58:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71343 Isn't Jill Tarter supposed to be who Ellie Arroway from Contact was based on? Isn’t Jill Tarter supposed to be who Ellie Arroway from Contact was based on?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71342 bjswift Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:43:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71342 Interesting note about the handout in the video: that image of the Andromeda Galaxy was produced with ONE pointing of the ATA! Interesting note about the handout in the video: that image of the Andromeda Galaxy was produced with ONE pointing of the ATA!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71341 bjswift Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:41:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/18/interview-with-jill-tarter/#comment-71341 I was at the ATA booth on Friday talking to Jack Welch and got to catch up with him, but now I'm bummed that I didn't get to chat with Jill! I was at the ATA booth on Friday talking to Jack Welch and got to catch up with him, but now I’m bummed that I didn’t get to chat with Jill!

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