Young Aussie Skeptics OF DEATH!

If and when an asteroid smacks us down or a GRB sterilizes the planet, it won’t hurt just one country.

That’s why I’m so happy that my book Death from the Skies! was reviewed by The Young Australian Skeptics on their podcast The Pseudo Scientists. The review is 58:47 into the ‘cast, but you should listen to the whole thing anyway. Like the U.S., Australia bears the brunt of a lot of nonsense, and has a lot of good skeptics fighting it, so you should listen and support them.

At least until a wandering black hole gobbles us all down. Then it pretty much won’t matter anyway.

August 20th, 2009 2:00 PM by Phil Plait in DeathfromtheSkies!, Skepticism | 12 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

12 Responses to “Young Aussie Skeptics OF DEATH!”

1. IVAN3MAN Says:
August 20th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

You wrote a book?
2. Todd W. Says:
August 20th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

I’m starting to think IVAN3MAN created a bot to autopost the joke to any thread about Death…
3. Davidlpf Says:
August 20th, 2009 at 2:43 pm

No Ivan3man has an alarm to everytime Phil posts.
4. gruebait Says:
August 20th, 2009 at 3:43 pm

When I read the headline, my first thought was, “I guess they don’t think taxes are certain, either.”
5. IVAN3MAN Says:
August 20th, 2009 at 5:20 pm

Dr. Phil Plait:

That’s why I’m so happy that my book, Death from the Skies!…
6. MShades Says:
August 20th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

I have another podcast review for you – I was hoping it would naturally find its way through the internet, but I suppose a little push is sometimes needed. *smile*

http://thelabyrinthlibrary.blogspot.com/2009/06/review-24-death-from-skies.html
7. BillIAm Says:
August 21st, 2009 at 7:34 am

Thanks for The Pseudo Scientists’ web site. They’re a cool bunch of guys.
8. Sili Says:
August 21st, 2009 at 1:06 pm

You know they had the squid guy on for an interview last week, right?

That is to say: neener-neener!
9. Wayne Says:
August 21st, 2009 at 7:46 pm

I didn’t realize it had been translated into Australian already.
10. Michael Kingsford Gray Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:52 pm

The Australian title is “Big Rock will smash your beer fridge!”
11. Charles J. Slavis, Jr. Says:
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:54 pm

Phil, No where in your book did you mention death from the four horsemen of the Acropolis. And I thought you are supposed to be a Science Greek. No butts about it.
12. JB of Brisbane Says:
August 24th, 2009 at 5:21 am

When are we going to see the paperback version out here? I couldn’t even find the hardcover version at Borders today.
Nice to see IVAN3MAN is on the ball as usual.

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