Dr. Phil Plait comes at science blogging with some heavy credentials, having actually worked on the Hubble Space Telescope and, to a lesser extent, the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) programs. His blog, Bad Astronomy, began life as an outlet for his frustration at the misuses and misunderstandings of astronomy in popular culture, but soon became a venue for his advocacy of all things science-based.
From 2008 to 2010, Dr. Plait was the President of the James Randi Educational Foundation, a group...
Awesome. Don't have time to read this now, but looking forward to it. Please get more interviews in the skeptical culture, SG. Brian Dunning, any of the Novellas, George Hrab, all of these would be really killer interviews for the site. Especially Hrab.
Quick question... what would be the chances of seeing an interview with someone like, say, Richard Dawkins, or Christopher Hitchens, or Sam Harris, or...
Just finished reading. Wow, that was packed full of tons of interesting information and points. I really enjoyed this. I want MORE interviews on science and skepticism on SG, especially if they can be of this caliber.
Phil Plait said:
I'm not a member so I can't leave a comment. Could you do me a favor please, and post this as a comment to the interview?
"Thanks everyone, I'm really glad you liked the interview! I had a lot of fun doing it, too. It's always great to see folks interested in science, astronomy, skepticism, and all that fun stuff. I've been a fan of SG for a while now, and I'm really happy to have taken part in it here. -Phil"
Phil Plait said:
I'm not a member so I can't leave a comment. Could you do me a favor please, and post this as a comment to the interview?
"Thanks everyone, I'm really glad you liked the interview! I had a lot of fun doing it, too. It's always great to see folks interested in science, astronomy, skepticism, and all that fun stuff. I've been a fan of SG for a while now, and I'm really happy to have taken part in it here. -Phil"
Phil Plait said:
I'm not a member so I can't leave a comment. Could you do me a favor please, and post this as a comment to the interview?
"Thanks everyone, I'm really glad you liked the interview! I had a lot of fun doing it, too. It's always great to see folks interested in science, astronomy, skepticism, and all that fun stuff. I've been a fan of SG for a while now, and I'm really happy to have taken part in it here. -Phil"
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MAR 02, 2011 06:00 AM