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Wired.com presents

The Geeks Guide to the Galaxy

And here is your host, David Barr Curley.

Hello, and welcome to episode 541 of Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.

I'm David Barr Curley, author of the book Save Me Please and Other Stories, which is available now on Amazon.com.

We had a great conversation about the book back in episode 500, so definitely check that out if you missed it.

And so our guest today is Philip Plate, author of the book's Bad Astronomy,

which takes a skeptical look at magical thinking and conspiracy theories that involve outer space

and depth from the skies, which explores the many ways that cosmic phenomena could destroy the Earth.

He's written for numerous publications, including Discover, Slate and Sci-Fi Wire.

And you can check out his Bad Astronomy newsletter over at www.badastronomy.substac.com

And in this interview, we'll be discussing his new book Under Alien Skies, A Sight Sears Guide to the Universe.

And so now here's our interview with Philip Plate.

Alright, so we're here with Philip Plate. Welcome to the show.

Hi, thanks for having me on.

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