Comments on: Zoned out http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/ 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. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:18:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DingoDave http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/comment-page-1/#comment-129955 DingoDave Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:49:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/#comment-129955 Ummm...Make that 'binoculars'. Ummm…Make that ‘binoculars’.

]]> By: DingoDave http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/comment-page-1/#comment-129954 DingoDave Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:46:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/#comment-129954 Those boas are Sooo... Honolulu. But seriously, we Australians tend to be very unappreciative of the Magellanic Galaxies. Under a dark Southern sky, they stand out like dog's balls. They're absolutely fantastic. Try looking at them through a pair of 10x50 binoculares. We don't know how lucky we are. Those boas are Sooo… Honolulu.

But seriously, we Australians tend to be very unappreciative of the Magellanic Galaxies. Under a dark Southern sky, they stand out like dog’s balls. They’re absolutely fantastic. Try looking at them through a pair of 10×50 binoculares.

We don’t know how lucky we are.

]]> By: Radwaste http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/comment-page-1/#comment-128257 Radwaste Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:57:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/#comment-128257 Mr. Saunders, thanks for coming to D*C, too. It's a delight to be around people who want to learn. So few seem to. And again, Phil, delighted that PhD doesn't mean Permanent Humor Deficit and that you're an engaging public speaker (Powerpoint aside, yes I know it was a free talk). I had four others, family and friends at the Con, and they'll all be there next year. Hoping to see you both! Mr. Saunders, thanks for coming to D*C, too. It’s a delight to be around people who want to learn. So few seem to.

And again, Phil, delighted that PhD doesn’t mean Permanent Humor Deficit and that you’re an engaging public speaker (Powerpoint aside, yes I know it was a free talk). I had four others, family and friends at the Con, and they’ll all be there next year.

Hoping to see you both!

]]> By: G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/comment-page-1/#comment-128248 G Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:41:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/#comment-128248 The BA wrote at Skepchick: "If I have a blind spot on some issue because of my gender (or race or education or economic status or political affiliation), then I need to know about it...I don't know exactly why there is such an imbalance of men versus women in the skeptic movement...Breaking boundaries and shattering old paradigms is part of what skepticism is all about" Looks like both that podblack.com blog (FOUR essays on women and superstition!?) and that podcast (FOUR women active in skepticism on a podcast?!) are a good source for the BA to learn about such things. Adding both to my bookmarks. The BA wrote at Skepchick:
“If I have a blind spot on some issue because of my gender (or race or education or economic status or political affiliation), then I need to know about it…I don’t know exactly why there is such an imbalance of men versus women in the skeptic movement…Breaking boundaries and shattering old paradigms is part of what skepticism is all about”

Looks like both that podblack.com blog (FOUR essays on women and superstition!?) and that podcast (FOUR women active in skepticism on a podcast?!) are a good source for the BA to learn about such things. Adding both to my bookmarks.

]]> By: RichardSaunders http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/comment-page-1/#comment-128046 RichardSaunders Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:51:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/#comment-128046 We are all of us doing what we can. Thanks Phil for the shout out. The show is going so well. We are all of us doing what we can. Thanks Phil for the shout out. The show is going so well.

]]> By: Chris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/comment-page-1/#comment-128030 Chris Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:06:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/#comment-128030 Australian lingo for skeptic is sceptic. Australian lingo for skeptic is sceptic.

]]> By: Podblack http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/comment-page-1/#comment-128024 Podblack Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:48:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/23/zoned-out/#comment-128024 Much better. You may keep the boas in future. Now, we'll work on quality over gender-focused conferences, education being better profiled at every conference in future and so much more - just listen to the Skeptic Zone and you'll hear what not only I but so many of my friends and co-workers have been getting up to whilst you've been star-gazing for skepticism... ;) Much better. You may keep the boas in future.

Now, we’ll work on quality over gender-focused conferences, education being better profiled at every conference in future and so much more – just listen to the Skeptic Zone and you’ll hear what not only I but so many of my friends and co-workers have been getting up to whilst you’ve been star-gazing for skepticism… ;)

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