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Category Archives: astronomy & space
Righteous Stuff 1 of 2
I recently had occasion to look through some old issues of OMNI (the magazine of science fiction and science fact), which ran from 1977 to 1995. OMNI was a fantastic publication, mixing short fiction with cutting-edge science reporting and skeptical … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, christianity, history, interviews, religion, science
Tagged apollo, astronauts, james gorman, moon landing, omni, righteous stuff
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on The Daily Show
Astrophysicist and science advocate Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson will appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart tonight (that’s Wednesday, January 28th) at 11:00PM Eastern on Comedy Central. If that’s past your bedtime, fret not – you can either set … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, books, interviews, news, science
Tagged daily show, jon stewart, neil degrasse tyson, pluto files
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Podcast #40 – The Galapagos Mountain Boys
We interview Dr. Stephen Baird, frontman for the Galapagos Mountain Boys, a (mostly) bluegrass band based in the San Diego area. Dr. Baird talks about the term “scientific gospel,” the GMBs’ new album Darwin, Darn It!, and their upcoming gigs celebrating Darwin Day 2009. For details visit … Continue reading
Podcast #39 – Tellus Museum
We discuss our recent visit to the brand new Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum with Tellus marketeer Joe Schulman. Tellus is just 45 miles north of Atlanta, with an extensive mineral collection, impressive dino-displays, a planetarium, a 20-inch telescope, and more. … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, christianity, evolution, interviews, news, podcast, politics, religion, science
Tagged cartersville, science, tellus, tellus museum
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The Pluto Files
Review by John C. Snider © 2009 Answer quickly: Pluto – planet or not a planet??? Few questions have so divided America as the decision by astronomers to reclassify our formerly ninth planet as a mere “dwarf planet”. Now, Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, books, science
Tagged neil degrasse tyson, pluto, pluto files
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Photos from the new Tellus Museum
The new Tellus Northwest Georgia Science Museum is now open – and we’ve been there! It’s well worth the short drive (45 minutes for us) north from metro Atlanta. Despite having been open less than a week, the Tellus was amazingly … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, evolution, science
Tagged museum, tellus, tellus northwest georgia science museum
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“The Death of Inadequate Myths”
Review by John C. Snider © 2009 Boy, I miss Carl Sagan. I miss his good humor. I miss his candor. I miss his eloquence in explaining complex scientific ideas in a way that children and laymen could understand. I … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy & space, books, science, skepticism
Tagged carl sagan, varieties of scientific experience
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365 Days of Astronomy Podcast
As we’ve mentioned before, 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy (celebrating, among other things, the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first use of a telescope). As part of the celebration, astro-buffs from all over the world are contributing to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 365 days of astronomy, george hrab, international year of astronomy
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Podcast #41 – Neil deGrasse Tyson
We interview Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, science advocate, and author of The Pluto Files, a look at the cosmic dust-up that resulted from the demotion of the planet Pluto to “dwarf planet” by the International Astronomical Union. Dr. Tyson occupies the Frederick … Continue reading →