# The Bad Astronomer moves from Discovery Magazine to Slate

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**Created:** [November 13, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-moves-from-discovery-magazine-to-slate/640921 "2012-11-13T21:05:41Z")\
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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:** [November 13, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-moves-from-discovery-magazine-to-slate/640921/1 "2012-11-13T21:05:41Z")

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He is leaving Discovery as he reports that Slate has more viewers and reach than the Discovery blog.

> **[Why Is Slate's New Blog Called "Bad Astronomy"?](https://slate.com/technology/2012/11/bad-astronomy-blog-moves-from-discover-to-slate-slate-s-newest-blogger-is-phil-plait.html)**
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> Welcome to my new home. I'm very glad you're here, and very happy I'm here, too.

[http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/11/02/big-news-bad-astronomy-is-moving-to-slate-magazine/](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/11/02/big-news-bad-astronomy-is-moving-to-slate-magazine/)

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> I have a rather big announcement to make: the Bad Astronomy Blog is moving to Slate magazine on November 12!
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> I’ve been writing at Discover Magazine for over four years, and it’s been a great ride. From the moment the phone first rang early in 2008 – then-CEO Henry Donahue calling me asking if I’d be interested in joining their nascent blog collective – to this very day, I’ve had so much fun working for this grand science magazine. I’ve posted something like 4600 blog articles since then – can I get a Holy Haleakala from the choir? – which is a whole lot of science, astronomy, Doctor Who, and antiscience smashery. I’m proud of my work here, and grateful for the support I’ve received from Discover.
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> But, as Q said to Picard, all good things must come to an end. Slate is already a major voice in politics, economics, and social issues, and they cover science as well. Since I do tend to speak my mind on every topic in which I’m interested – and that includes politics, religion, what-have-you – it’s a natural fit.
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> This is bittersweet, to be sure, as any big change can be. I’m excited about this new chapter in my blogging life as well as sad about leaving Discover. I’ve made many friends here, and I have great hopes for their future. All the Discover blogs are and will remain in my feed reader, and I will always check them every day.

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-astronomer-moves-from-discovery-magazine-to-slate/640921/2 "2012-11-14T13:08:58Z")

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And for those who don’t know, he’s a Straight Doper, although he hasn’t posted for almost eight years:

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