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By: My Comic Con schedule | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

My Comic Con schedule | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:13:56 +0000

[...] – 7:00 I’ll be moderating the Discover Magazine-sponsored Science of Science Fiction panel in Room [...]

By: The Time Draws Nigh for DISCOVER/SNF’s Comic-Con Panel: “Mad Science” | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:33:13 +0000

[...] being used for much good and evil. The panel will be moderated by DISCOVERmagazine.com’s own Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, and includes this star-studded [...]

By: FoxTrot on Comic Con | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

FoxTrot on Comic Con | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:40:14 +0000

[...] going again this year. In reality I have a lot of prep to do and I have to actually, y’know, work while I’m there. But sometimes my work can be pretty frakkin’ [...]

By: The Brains Behind Battlestar’s Science: A Conversation With NASA’s Kevin Grazier « ScriptPhD

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:43:15 +0000

[...] SPhD: Later on that night, you are participating in what I think is an absolutely fantastic Discovery Channel panel. [...]

By: ScriptPhD

ScriptPhD — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:19:14 +0000

Hey Phil–would love to meet up after either panel. A BA meetup seems amazing. I will be covering both the Discovery panel as well as the Mythbusters panel for my science and technology in entertainment blog http://www.scriptphd.com, and would be very excited about this.

Also, I just interviewed your pal Kevin about BSG, so I’m sure I’ll link that back here really soon!

Cheers!

By: Ethan

Ethan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:50:59 +0000

The artist on my book and I are both long time readers of bad astronomy and will be attending this panel, if there is a BA meet up sometime we would love to do that as well.

By: DarthCaitSith

DarthCaitSith — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:34:34 +0000

I have a one day ticket so i need to know what day to go down. What day will the meet up and panels be. Mythbuster esp

By: Monkey3

Monkey3 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:12:34 +0000

I am going to Con as a pro this year, and I am planning on making this one a must to attend!

By: DLC

DLC — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:21:45 +0000

Sorry Phil, have to disagree with you about Fringe. I’ve seen the pilot and a couple other episodes and couldn’t stand it. The horrorshow bad science was a major part of my not being able to get into it. That being said, I will go so far as to say that it’s well acted and competently made. I just couldn’t get over the plausibility hurdle.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:10:47 +0000

Yeah, a BABlog meetup sounds great.

Word of warning: if you don’t have a ticket, don’t come to the convention center, you will only get stuck in traffic and won’t get in anyway. It IS sold out. And to the question of “why don’t they let everyone in, it’s huge” is just that — the convention centre is huge, but 150,000 people take up ALOT of room. Two years ago, they had to close the doors or the fire marshal was going to shut then down entirely! (Me, I cheat — my wife is on the committee, so it’s not a choice for me — I HAVE to be there.)

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

By: garth

garth — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:26:31 +0000

cornicen: I saw that eBay thing on the Con site, and honestly it just offends the heck out of me for some reason. I feel like they’re just professionally scalping their own tickets. I’m a UFC fan as well, and they do the same thing with StubHub. It makes me NOT want to give them any more money.

Is it more efficient this way or something? Or is it just a cost thing? I dunno. It burns me a bit that you can’t walk up to the window (well, stand in line for 4 hours) and get a ticket. I’m going to hit up all the people I know for freebs.

By: Avenel

Avenel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:18:47 +0000

I’ll be there as Masquerade staff. I’ll be there Friday likely and definitely Saturday.

By: Stone Age Scientist

Stone Age Scientist — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:24:58 +0000

Phil, a BA meetup sounds great! Though, I have a feeling that I’d be out of place there with all you science professionals around. Still, I hope it’s a gathering that will also welcome noobs like me. Someday, I hope to have my copy of DFTS signed by you.

Which leads me to another topic. Will you be writing another book? How about a book dealing with the various hazzards of space, as seen from the point of view of spacefarers or a spaceship. You know, it’s pretty obvious that Kirk and Spock need your advice very badly. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be steering too near that black hole.

By: akinmn

akinmn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:14:41 +0000

Any talk of these panels ending up on podcasts?

By: Roger Freedman

Roger Freedman — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:30:49 +0000

Phil, it would be very cool of some of us astronomy and physics types could get together at Comic-Con. Please keep us posted!

I’ll be loooking forward to your panel. I’m also there as a guest — I worked on Comic-Con “back in the day,” and they’ve invited a bunch of us old-timers for this year’s 40th annual con (http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_40th_guests.shtml).

By: shane

shane — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:43:56 +0000

I struggled to get through the first episode of Fringe and decided not to watch any more. But, the guys and gals from Slice of Scifi kept going on and on about how good it was so I gave it another chance. Gee I’m glad I did. It is one of my favourite shows now and yes the science is ridiculous but it really is a fun show.

By: Allyson

Allyson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:35:58 +0000

I didn’t buy a ticket, so I’m trying to tag along with someone as a television groupie. Apparently, I’m not as charming as I used to be because it just isn’t working. Damn.

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:24:03 +0000

Petrucio, I’m curious. You come to my blog, you read that I’m moderating a panel with several people from a TV show, then you call that TV show “crap”. What are you trying to accomplish?

I’ll state that I like Fringe, too. It’s a fine show, even though the science is quite often ridiculous.

By: Petrucio

Petrucio — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:08:45 +0000

Fringe? FRINGE?

Seriously man.

I know you won’t say anything now since you will be moderating a panel with them, but dude, FRINGE? What a load of horsecrap.

By: Matt P

Matt P — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:20:39 +0000

I live in SD and I’ll be there for the whole thing, including the Weds preview! I’m definitely up for a sciencey meetup – anyone else? Is there a webby way to organize meetups?

By: ZERO

ZERO — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:55:20 +0000

So, what do they actually present at that convention?

By: yumenoko

yumenoko — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:26:44 +0000

I’ll be there! Only made it to the last 10 mins of your panel last year cuz we got stuck in the legendary traffic jam heading down from LA that day (some sort of flame-y accident left the 5 backedup up beyond reason nearly all day). Plan to head down there Wed night this time and avoid such drama.

By: SpaceBooks

SpaceBooks — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:02:18 +0000

I will be there! At SDCC! Meetup! Yes!

By: DGKnipfer

DGKnipfer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:28:05 +0000

I’m as green with envy as they get. Maybe next year.

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