November 11, 2018, 9:00 am
Posted by: Ash
Phil Plait will be calling in to Desert Bus for Hope
on Sunday, November 11th at 11:30am PST

Phil Plait holding a telescope.

Phil Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, writer, and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team and has engaged in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two science books — Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies — and a book of nerd insults with Zach Weinersmith called “2^7 Nerd Disses: A Significant Quantity of Disrespect”. He has also appeared in science documentaries, hosted “Phil Plait’s Bad Universe” on the Discovery Channel, wrote and hosted Crash Course Astronomy on YouTube, and was Head Science Writer for the first season on “Bill Nye Saves the World” on Netflix. He writes the Bad Astronomy blog hosted on SYFY.com.

Have a question for Phil Plait? Tweet @desertbus with the hashtag #DBPhil and we might ask your question on-air.

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