Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquillity

Source - NASA Science News for August 27, 2012

The Apollo 11 moon landing of July 1969 was as heart-pounding as any modern sci-fi thriller--and far more transformative. To mark the passing of the man who stepped out of the lunar lander and put his footprint in the moondust first, Science@NASA invites you to read a retrospective story about Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's historic visit to the Sea of Tranquillity.

The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/19jul_seaoftranquillity/

Are We Alone for 04/05/10 - Skeptic Check: Conspiracy!

Are We Alone - Skeptic Check: Conspiracy!

The Apollo moon landing is a hoax! 9-11 was an inside job! Our government keeps alien bodies racked and stacked in an underground bunker! And as for the evidence … well … put on your tin hats, folks, we’re going deep, deep, deep into conspiracy with journalist David Aaronovitch.

Also – the truth is out there, but it’s ignored. Jonah Lehrer on why scientists can overlook evidence.

Plus, money for meters and your spooks for free: ghost detectors hit the market.

And Hollywood Reality Check and Phil Plait on bogus bomb detectors.

It’s Skeptic Check… but don’t take our word for it!

Guests:

• Phil Plait – Astronomer, keeper of badastronomy.com, and author of Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End . . .
• David Aaronovitch- Columnist with the Times newspaper of London and author of Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
• Jonah Lehrer – Contributing editor at Wired magazine and author of How We Decide
• Matt Lowry – High school physics teacher and keeper of the Skeptical Teacher web site
• Jim Underdown – Executive Director, Center for Inquiry, West – Los Angeles

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