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Philip Cary Plait (born September 30, 1964), also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objects, as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two books, Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has also appeared in several science documentaries, including Phil Plait's Bad Universe on the Discovery Channel. From August 2008 through 2009, he served as President of the James Randi Educational Foundation. Additionally, he wrote and hosted episodes of Crash Course Astronomy, which has recently aired its last episode.
Plait grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. He has said he became interested in astronomy when his father brought home a telescope when Plait was 5 years old or so. According to Plait, he "aimed it at Saturn that night. One look, and that was it. I was hooked."
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Crash Course (also known as Driving Academy) is a 1988 made for television teen film directed by Oz Scott.
Crash Course centers on a group of high schoolers in a driver’s education class; many for the second or third time. The recently divorced teacher, super-passive Larry Pearl, is on thin ice with the football fanatic principal, Principal Paulson, who is being pressured by the district superintendent to raise driver’s education completion rates or lose his coveted football program. With this in mind, Principal Paulson and his assistant, with a secret desire for his job, Abner Frasier, hire an outside driver’s education instructor with a very tough reputation, Edna Savage, aka E.W. Savage, who quickly takes control of the class.
The plot focuses mostly on the students and their interactions with their teachers and each other. In the beginning, Rico is the loner with just a few friends, Chadley is the bookish nerd with few friends who longs to be cool and also longs to be a part of Vanessa’s life who is the young, friendly and attractive girl who had to fake her mother’s signature on her driver’s education permission slip. Kichi is the hip-hop Asian kid who often raps what he has to say and constantly flirts with Maria, the rich foreign girl who thinks that the right-of-way on the roadways always goes to (insert awesomely fake foreign Latino accent) “my father’s limo”. Finally you have stereotypical football meathead J.J., who needs to pass his English exam to keep his eligibility and constantly asks out and gets rejected by Alice, the tomboy whose father owns “Santini & Son” Concrete Company. Alice is portrayed as being the “son” her father wanted.
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" is a non-fiction book by the American astronomer Phil Plait, also known as "the Bad Astronomer". The book was published in 2002 and deals with various misunderstandings about space and astronomy, such as sounds being audible in space (a misconception because in the vacuum of space, sound has no medium in which to propagate).
Plait's first book received generally favorable reviews within the academic and astronomy communities and was the first volume in the Bad Science series by John Wiley & Sons Publishing.
Inspired by the author's web site, "Bad Astronomy," the book attempts to explore twenty-four common astronomical fallacies and explain the scientific consensus concerning these topics within the field of astronomy.
The book explains and corrects many ideas relating to space that, according to Plait, are mistaken but nevertheless often portrayed in popular movies. Plait also dedicates much of the book to debunking the idea of a Moon landing hoax and explains why astrology should not be taken seriously. A part of the book describes the Moon's tidal effects and explains the Coriolis effect, why the sky is blue, the Big Bang and other related topics.
Astronomer Phil Plait discusses Black Holes in his lecture "Seven Ways a Black Hole Can Kill You" at Launchpad 2009 in Laramie, Wyoming.
Hank squares off against Crash Course Astronomy host Phil Plait in our special Valentine’s/Old Timey Medicine edition of SciShow Quiz Show! Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_immunity http://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/passive-i...
In this talk from the 2010 Amaz!ng Meeting, "Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait had a memorable suggestion for winning people over. The video of this talk is provided free of charge by the James Randi Educational Foundation.
Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science advocate. His blog, Bad Astronomy, is hosted by Discover Magazine, and he writes about news and current issues facing science. A common topic is astronomical doomsday: ways mythical and real the world can end. He's fascinated by asteroid and comet impacts, and is a big supporter of finding, tracking, and ultimately deflecting any dangerous rocks heading our way. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = indep...
"Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait asks "Pluto - what the actual shit?" at w00tstock 7.0! Filmed on July 9, 2015 at the Balboa Theater in San Diego by UAT Digital Video Professor Paul DeNigris and students Brandon Scott and Jordan Wippell. Editing by DeNigris, Scott, Wippell, Brett Chapman and Chase Harper.
Adam joins Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy blog) and Veronica Belmont on stage at Dragon*Con 2013 to talk about the challenges and responsibilities of communicating science to the public in popular media. Just how much science are viewers supposed to take away from an hour-long television show? (Apologies for the audio quality, as the convention could not provide a direct audio feed for this panel.)
Craig chats with astronomer & author Phil Plait...
Sometimes even Phil has a hard time with Astronomy. Time for another Bad Astronomy break! Crash Course Astronomy posters available at DFTBA.com http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-astronomy-poster music: "Run Amok" - Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com/ -- PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios Follow Phil on Twitter: https://twitter.com/badastronomer Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support CrashCourse on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse
Astronomer Phil Plait talks to faculty at Tyler Junior College about why their students will still have to do their homework after 2012. Dr. Plait began a career in public outreach and education with the Bad Astronomy website and blog, debunking bad science and popular misconceptions. The book Bad Astronomy was released in 2002, followed in 2008 by Death From The Skies! Dr. Plait's television show, Phil Plait's Bad Universe premiered on the Discovery Channel in September 2010. Dr. Plait has given dozens of talks about science and pseudoscience across the US and internationally. He uses images, audio, and video clips in an entertaining and informative multimedia presentation packed with humor and backed by solid science. More info: http://www.samaralectures.com/speakers/phil-plait/
Science takes a stand, as Phil Plait takes on the Apollo Moon hoaxes and other ideas about science, skepticism, bullhooey, and more!
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Phil Plait "The Bad Astronomer" calls in!
As part of National Science Week 2013 in Australia, Dr Katie Mack (University of Melbourne) and Dr Alan Duffy (Swinburne University of Technology) headed to Canberra to meet a number of science communication VIPs. Here, they interview Dr Phil Plait, the author of the "Bad Astronomy" blog (http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy.html) and de-bunker of many science myths.
As part of National Science Week 2013 in Australia, Dr Katie Mack (University of Melbourne) and Dr Alan Duffy (Swinburne University of Technology) headed to Canberra to meet a number of science communication VIPs. Here, they interview Dr Phil Plait, the author of the "Bad Astronomy" blog (http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy.html) and de-bunker of many science myths.
The first part of the second half of our interview with The Bad Astronomer
For the Molly Lewis stage show: Molly Lewis's Big Musical Graduation Party. This is the lost interview with Phil Plait. It killed us to have to cut it but we had to for time constraints. Now you get to enjoy it. https://twitter.com/BadAstronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/ http://www.dammitliz.com/2012/06/05/molly-lewiss-big-musical-graduation-party/ Editing, narration and awesomeness by Graham Stark. https://twitter.com/Graham_LRR http://www.loadingreadyrun.com
The second part of the second half of our interview with The Bad Astronomer
Recorded in the Gleason Center for the Performing Arts, Florida Institute of Technology, February 26th, 2015. Hosted and produced by Daniel Batcheldor. Drs. Phil Plait and Hakeem Oluseyi on stage for an evening conversation about astronomy. Topics include atmospheric phenomena in our solar system, meteors, BICEP2, and the importance of public science communications. You can also catch Phil over at Crash Course Astronomy, and Hakeem on the Science Channel. Crash Course Astronomy: #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rHUDWjR5gg #2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Wtlev6suc #3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01QWC-rZcfE #4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ5vty8f9Xc #5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRgua7xceDA #6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYhy7eaazIk #7 https://www.youtube.com/w...
We interview Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy blogger, new president of the James Randi Educational Foundation, booster for the International Year of Astronomy, and author of the pop-science book Death from the Skies. Yes, he is busy. [Late-breaking news: Bad Astronomy was just named as one of the Top 25 blogs in the world by Time magazine!] http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/17/podcast-43-phil-plait/#more-230
We interview Phil Plait, Bad Astronomy blogger, new president of the James Randi Educational Foundation, booster for the International Year of Astronomy, and author of the pop-science book Death from the Skies. Yes, he is busy. [Late-breaking news: Bad Astronomy was just named as one of the Top 25 blogs in the world by Time magazine!] http://www.americanfreethought.com/wordpress/2009/02/17/podcast-43-phil-plait/#more-230
https://www.desertbus.org/ Phil Plait call-in Uploaded by the Desert Bus Video Strike Team
From the 2013 Hangoutathon - We talk with the Bad Astronomer Phil Plait
https://www.desertbus.org/ Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer's Call-in Uploaded by the Desert Bus Video Strike Team
www.desertbus.org Phil Plait calls in to talk and auction some of his stuff.
Craig chats with astronomer & author Phil Plait...
https://www.desertbus.org/ Guest Call-in: Phil Plait Uploaded by the Desert Bus Video Strike Team
From NECSS 2011. Phil Plait is an astronomer, skeptic, author of two books, and writes the Bad Astronomy Blog for Discover Magazine.
Phil Plait "The Bad Astronomer" calls in!
Science takes a stand, as Phil Plait takes on the Apollo Moon hoaxes and other ideas about science, skepticism, bullhooey, and more!