Alumnus Tackles ‘Bad Science’
Were the Apollo moon landings faked? Do vaccines actually causes disease? Should Denver establish a governmental commission to investigate UFO sightings? What is the role of the skeptic in society?
Alumnus Phil Plait, who holds two graduate degrees in astronomy from the University, tackles these questions in his “Bad Astronomy” blog, now hosted by Discover magazine. It’s an interesting read; Time.com listed it among its 25 best blogs of 2009.
U.Va. Magazine has a short profile of Plait in its winter issue, too.
(Update, 11:46: USA Today did an article last weekend with Plait, assessing the various astronomical threats to life on Earth. Bottom line: You could make a lot of money selling insurance to people worried about death by meteor.)
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