Doctor Who thing of the day: where the Daleks got the idea to invade Earth over and over again
It was Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer. He gave them the idea. That’s just great. Thanks, Phil.
Death from the Skies
my reads: ‘Death from the Skies!’ by Philip Plait, PhD
Like if Michael Bay remade *Cosmos,* but with Phil along to make sure all the science was right.
question of the day: What bloggers can or should make the jump to TV, and what would their shows look like?
Are you familiar with the blog Bad Astronomy? It’s where, in part, astronomer Phil Plait dissects how TV and film get the science wrong in their science fiction, and even sometimes in their science “fact,” as when he rips apart alien-abduction and moon-landing-hoax “documentaries.” Now, as Web Newser reports (and as Plait himself posted the … more…
