Note: An illustrated version of this article, with a list of additional teaching resources, was published as the Fall 2013 issue of The Universe in the Classroom (PDF). Gravity plays a starring role in the new movie of the same title, but it’s not the role that most people think. Before I explain, let me […]
If pro is the opposite of con, what’s the opposite of progress? — widely circulated; attributed to Will Harvey If you really want to understand the root cause of Washington’s dysfunction, start by trying to answer this simple multiple choice question: Among the 435 individual races for Congress that took place in the 2012 election, […]
gerrymander, redistrictingDownload the formatted article from Astrobeat Magazine (PDF) Editor’s Introduction To those of us who teach astronomy, Dr. Bennett is known as the lead author of one of the most popular introductory astronomy textbooks in the U.S. He also writes textbooks in other fields and popular books for adults. Less well known is the fact […]
I’ve given my Beyond UFOs lecture on numerous occasions, but this was the first time it was professionally recorded. This particular presentation was to the MUFON international conference in Denver. Anyone interested in booking a live lecture should contact me directly.
Published in Space.com Imagine that you could send a single short message through time to anyone who has ever lived, telling them one modern fact that would give them hope for the future of humanity. I don’t think you could find anything more powerful than this: Human beings have walked on the Moon, and upon […]
Barry Kibrick hosts in-depth interviews with authors on his outstanding book show, Between the Lines. I’ve had the pleasure of appearing on his show twice, a few years ago for my book On the Cosmic Horizon, and more recently for Beyond UFOs, which we taped in June 2009. Click below to watch the show. (By […]
This article appeared in The Los Angeles Times as “Galileo Put Us in Our Place” The revolution was not his alone. The idea was actually an ancient one, and other scientists had embraced it along the way. But it took Galileo and the telescope he built to prove the truth to the masses: Earth is […]
This article appeared in The Free Lance-Star Aliens are commonplace in the movies, and polls show that a substantial fraction of Americans also believe that aliens are here among us, visiting our world in UFOs. Scientists also take aliens seriously, though we remain skeptical of claims that they are already here, dropping debris in Roswell, […]
This article appeared in The Free Lance-Star It’s the year 2100. Do you know where your children are? The question may sound facetious, but it’s actually quite important as you ponder who to vote for and what policies to support here in 2008. You can see why with some simple math: If medical science is […]
This article appeared on Space.com Note: The object referred to in this article as “Xena” is now officially named Eris. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has spoken on the status of Pluto. The only thing missing when they announced the decision at their press conference was the “Mission Accomplished” banners. Yes, I’m afraid this matter […]
