# New Bad Astronomer webseries

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bad-astronomer-webseries/710029>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 16, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bad-astronomer-webseries/710029 "2015-01-16T23:56:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bad-astronomer-webseries/710029/1 "2015-01-16T23:56:55Z")

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Phil Plait, “Bad Astronomer” and former SDMB poster, has begun a new [Astronomy webseries](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rHUDWjR5gg) on YouTube’s [Crash Course](https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse) channel.

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**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bad-astronomer-webseries/710029/2 "2015-01-17T01:13:57Z")

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Like!

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bad-astronomer-webseries/710029/3 "2015-01-17T01:50:14Z")

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Cool! Good for Phil.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bad-astronomer-webseries/710029/4 "2015-01-17T02:07:36Z")

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Damn! He’s brilliant. And understandable. He wrote that episode. Amazing.

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bad-astronomer-webseries/710029/5 "2015-01-17T02:16:37Z")

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It is great to see my sources progressing. (I have seen my go to guys like economist Nordhaus become president-elect of the AEA)

I have recommended both Phil and Crash Course in many past occasions and now they are together! 🆒

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bad-astronomer-webseries/710029/6 "2015-01-17T02:38:44Z")

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Boring! I mean, I know all that shit already. If he’s so smart, why doesn’t he invent a new universe? People on YouTube do it all the time. 😉

Gave my wife one of his books, saying, “I used to sorta know him slightly.” She wasn’t impressed by my claim.