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CNN catches the stupidBad Astronomy - 3 hours ago For some reason beyond my ken, CNN is shutting down its science/space/tech division and absorbing it into their general editorial unit. This means less science coverage for sure, since it has to compete with the lowest … Tagged: science, piece of mind, antiscience |
Bad Astronomy - 8 hours ago
The Mars Science Lab is NASA’s next big Mars mission, with a big rover and a fleet of scientific instruments to explore the planet. It’s hugely ambitious, but has suffered a series of massive budget overruns (see my …
Tagged: nasa, piece of mind
Bad Astronomy - 10 hours ago
One thing that bugs me is the appropriation of scientific words by people who twist them for their own ends. One that really gets me is "natural", as in, "This product is all natural!". They imply that means it’s good …
Tagged: cool stuff, skepticism, debunking, piece of mind, antiscience
Bad Astronomy - 13 hours ago
Roger Ebert is best known as a movie critic on TV, but he has been writing movie reviews for far longer. I’ve read a great number of his columns and his writing is in general excellent, with an obvious and profound …
Tagged: religion, science, debunking, piece of mind, antiscience
Bad Astronomy - 14 hours ago
… in this case, death from it. Carolyn Collins Petersen is the aforementioned Space Writer, BABlog commenter, planetarium show creator, and also a friend. I’m sure that last bit in no way influenced her review of my …
Tagged: deathfromtheskies