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    Bad Astronomer on National Geographic

    BA Blog: How to Kill a Planet:

    [April 23] at 8:00 p.m (though check your local listings) the show "Naked Science " on the National Geographic channel will have an episode called "How to Kill a Planet". Someone you know and read will be on it.
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    BA Blog: How to How to Kill a Planet:

    Last night [April 23], National Geographic aired the episode of Naked Science called "How to Kill a Planet", about five ways we can literally and totally destroy the Earth. I was interviewed extensively for it, and contributed to the ideas and some of the script, too.
    Video: explosions exploding explosively. The BA with his finger on the trigger.

    Earth will never be the same.

    Naked Science? Could he be arrested for national exposure?

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    Some of the graphics were off. There was the use of the blobby dark matter distribution map in 3D was used to describe anti-matter...but that was a minor thing.

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    Naked Science makes me cry. I haven't seen this episode yet, but the show consistently disappoints me tbh. Whether it's sensational doomsday episode, or some poor sod trying to cut a pink layer cake with one hand while squatting and trying to demonstrate plate tectonics, I end up shaking my head more than I should when watching the show. If they brought in a bit more real science without the lame practical demonstrations (again, reference to the layer cake). I did notice that episodes got a bit better for the 2008 series, so here's to hoping. It's just disappointing because it could be so much better.

    I will tune in if I see Phil's episode on replay (I missed it this time around unfortuantely).

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    Quote Originally Posted by 01101001 View Post
    Naked Science? Could he be arrested for national exposure?
    Didn't stop him before! *tries to erase skepchick calender pic from memory*
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