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Tomorrow is Carl Sagan Day!

noronhaville wrote 2 weeks ago: Seeing as tomorrow (Nov 9th) would have been Carl Sagan’s 75th birthday, Broward College in Da … more →

Tags: Rando Linko, Carl Sagan, carl sagan day, David Morrison, James Randi, Link, NASA, Space

Explain THAT Science! #11: The Big Bang

geekysteven wrote 3 weeks ago: By Columnist Harry Trunckles Cosmogenesis?! Fuuuuuuuuuck! Now that I’ve got that out of my sys … more →

Tags: Explain THAT Science! with Harry Trunckles, logic, astronomy, Bad Astronomy, God, Evolution, logical fallacies, Space, Cosmos

Introspective from Outer Space2 comments

Caine wrote 1 month ago: I’m writing this after reading this Bad Astronomy post. This is a photo of the Earth and Jupit … more →

Tags: Thoughts, Illustration, technology, Science, Science Fiction, Space, Bad Astronomy, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars

The Amaz!ng Meeting - London1 comment

cubiksrube wrote 1 month ago: A little background first, for those unfamiliar with what exactly is going on here. The James Randi … more →

Tags: Anecdote, News, Science, Skepticism, jref, James Randi, tim minchin, tam, Ben Goldacre

TAM London - Talk About Mindblowing..7 comments

Colm wrote 1 month ago: This last weekend found me in the UK, attending a very unique conference – the TAM London even … more →

Tags: adam savage, Ariane Sherine, Bad Astronomy, Ben Goldacre, Brian Cox, James Randi, Jon Ronson, LHC, Men Who Stare at Goats

It's Been a Year Since I Lost My Religion21 comments

EnlightningLinZ wrote 1 month ago: A year ago today my life began to change in a big way. On October 3, 2008 Bill Maher’s movie a … more →

Tags: LinzeeBinzee, Religion, Christianity, Atheism, Conspiracy, Skepticism, the skeptics guide, Science, atheist

The universe is trying to kill us

hmunro wrote 2 months ago: Every now and then, I stumble across something truly wonderful on The Internets. Today it was a calc … more →

Tags: weird news, attempted humor, technology, Meteor, Bad Astronomy

The Evolution Of A Blogginghead; Or The Ballad Of Jim And Jerry1 comment

aroundthesphere wrote 2 months ago: Earlier, we updated “B-head On The G-head” to include Jim Manzi’s post at Sully … more →

Tags: New Media, Books, Religion, Science, bloggingheads, Noah Millman, the new republic, The American Scene, Jim Manzi

Explain THAT Science! #2: The Moon Landing 1 comment

geekysteven wrote 3 months ago: By Opinion Columnist Harry Trunckles I can feel it. I’m sure you do too. The pervading sense t … more →

Tags: Explain THAT Science! with Harry Trunckles, Science, astronomy, sheeple, Moon landing, Hoax, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Richard Hoagland

Seven Ways a Black Hole Can Kill You

morsec0de wrote 3 months ago: One of the few things that most (and let me stress, most, not all) freethinkers have in common is a … more →

Tags: freethought, Science, astronomy, Atheism, atheist, Black Hole, death, Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia, fsgp

The Amazing Meeting 7 in Las Vegas

EnlightningLinZ wrote 4 months ago: I haven’t posted much new lately, but I have a very good reason for that! I’ve been in L … more →

Tags: Skepticism, Critical Thinking, James Randi, Las Vegas, LinzeeBinzee, Science, tam, TAM7, The Amazing Meeting

Don't lose your head.

James Downey wrote 4 months ago: Via Phil Plait, a delightful illusion: Just had to share that. Jim Downey (Yes, I am still frightful … more →

Tags: Science, YouTube, Bad Astronomy, Humor

Dragoncon & Star Party1 comment

Ticktock wrote 4 months ago: I’ll be attending Dragoncon in Atlanta this Labor Day. I’ll also be attending the star p … more →

Tags: skeptic stuff, Skeptic, astronomy, dragoncon

A weekend of internet video

brand0con wrote 4 months ago: Three videos of some note from the internets this weekend. Being an avid reader of Bad Astronomy has … more →

Tags: Science, teh_internets, astronomy, MICHAEL JACKSON, phil, Bad Astronomy, BBC, Dolphins, Space

Bad Astronomer: Seth Shostak interviews Stars of "2001: a Space Odyssey"

Troythulu wrote 5 months ago: … more →

Tags: Video, videos, YouTube, Bad Astronomer, Science Fiction, arthur c. clarke, Bad Astronomy, Movies, Keir Dullea

Perspective1 comment

brand0con wrote 5 months ago: It’s obviously an extremely important thing to have.  Who better to remind us of that than one … more →

Tags: Science, Blog rolling, Bad Astronomer, Carl Zimmer, Perspective, astronomy, scale, Skepticism

Yeah, I heard the same sort of craziness.

James Downey wrote 5 months ago: Via Phil Plait, a glimpse into how far woo can go wrong: Orbiter crashing into the moon There is a J … more →

Tags: Space, Art, Science, astronomy, Bad Astronomy, Humor

Oprah: Shame on you.

beckyminx wrote 5 months ago: Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, discusses Oprah’s quackery, and the Newsweek cover story that … more →

Tags: Cool, Newsweek, Bad Astronomer, Oprah, Quackery, that draws attention, shame

Oprah: Shame on you.

diychica wrote 5 months ago: Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, discusses Oprah’s quackery, and the Newsweek cover story that … more →

Tags: Interesting, Bad Astronomer, Oprah, Quackery, that draws attention, Newsweek, shame


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