The Observer's Notebook Issue #1055: Podcast interview on science communication and a new JWST view of galaxy M82
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Philip Plait
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This article is Issue #1055 of "The Observer's Notebook," a newsletter/blog post that primarily promotes and discusses the author's appearance on a podcast (The Observer's Notebook by the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers) about astronomy, skepticism, science communication, and misinformation. It also briefly mentions a new JWST image of the Cigarburst galaxy M82, noting that the galaxy appears to be exploding but is actually undergoing intense star formation. The content is a mix of personal update, podcast promotion, and a short astronomy highlight.
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· 3 pulledThe Observer's Notebook, a podcast by the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers, kindly asked me to do an interview with them, and it's now live!
Host Tim Robertson and I talked about my history with astronomy and skepticism, doing science movie reviews, misinformation, and what it takes to be an effective science communicator.
M82 is really just doing what galaxies do: making lots and lots of stars
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