Comments on: Interview of weird things http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/ 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. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:35:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sky http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/comment-page-1/#comment-183432 Sky Wed, 13 May 2009 21:01:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/#comment-183432 "The universe is cool enough for us not to have to make things up about it." I feel the same way. I was once fooled by the moon hoax people, but then I found the Bad Astronomy page. After that I decided to never be fooled again. “The universe is cool enough for us not to have to make things up about it.” I feel the same way. I was once fooled by the moon hoax people, but then I found the Bad Astronomy page. After that I decided to never be fooled again.

]]> By: Cheyenne http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/comment-page-1/#comment-183373 Cheyenne Wed, 13 May 2009 14:38:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/#comment-183373 OK I'm cheating by commenting here - the Hubble Top Ten article (comments are turned off right now) is so full of win....awesome awesome amazing. What an 0bservatory. What a whole gaggle load of more info to cram into my little brain. I'm so going back to read that all through again in about 30 minutes. Such an extraordinary machine and a fascinating article. Fingers crossed for a safe and successful mission. And I'm also keeping 'em crossed for ESA's launch tomorrow. OK I’m cheating by commenting here – the Hubble Top Ten article (comments are turned off right now) is so full of win….awesome awesome amazing. What an 0bservatory. What a whole gaggle load of more info to cram into my little brain.

I’m so going back to read that all through again in about 30 minutes. Such an extraordinary machine and a fascinating article.

Fingers crossed for a safe and successful mission. And I’m also keeping ‘em crossed for ESA’s launch tomorrow.

]]> By: QUASAR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/comment-page-1/#comment-183345 QUASAR Wed, 13 May 2009 10:00:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/#comment-183345 Here's something to keep you busy! Sagan's last interview. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/afo3WT4A_K0&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/afo3WT4A_K0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Here’s something to keep you busy! Sagan’s last interview.

]]> By: Adrian Morgan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/comment-page-1/#comment-183344 Adrian Morgan Wed, 13 May 2009 09:42:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/#comment-183344 I've just left a comment there, taking up the issue of cynicism and how to define it. I’ve just left a comment there, taking up the issue of cynicism and how to define it.

]]> By: Davidlpf http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/comment-page-1/#comment-183303 Davidlpf Wed, 13 May 2009 03:41:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/#comment-183303 He wrote a book? He wrote a book?

]]> By: Shane http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/comment-page-1/#comment-183298 Shane Wed, 13 May 2009 03:15:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/#comment-183298 Phil, how did you get through a whole interview without mentioning the book once? Not even a throwaway line? Self Promotion 101 Fail! ;-) Phil, how did you get through a whole interview without mentioning the book once? Not even a throwaway line? Self Promotion 101 Fail! ;-)

]]> By: Vince http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/comment-page-1/#comment-183294 Vince Wed, 13 May 2009 02:48:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/#comment-183294 Great job with the interview. I love when you say, in essence, the same thing I told my students for 33 years "the universe is cool enough for us not to have to make things up about it." Yea, I'm a retired science teacher. Great job with the interview. I love when you say, in essence, the same thing I told my students for 33 years “the universe is cool enough for us not to have to make things up about it.” Yea, I’m a retired science teacher.

]]> By: LarianLeQuella http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/comment-page-1/#comment-183293 LarianLeQuella Wed, 13 May 2009 02:47:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/05/12/interview-of-weird-things/#comment-183293 Nice read. Although, didn't you becoming president of JREF also include an "initiation" that you had to go through? Or was that beyond the scope of the interview? :P Nice read. Although, didn’t you becoming president of JREF also include an “initiation” that you had to go through? Or was that beyond the scope of the interview? :P

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