Philip Plait

Philip Plait
Philip Cary Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objects, as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two books, Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has also appeared in several science documentaries, including Phil Plait's Bad Universe on the Discovery Channel. From August 2008 through...
analysis full played random yield
Any random set of numbers, when played with as Hoagland did, will yield many coincidental mathematical relationships, ... His mathematical analysis is so full of holes, flaws, and misdirection that it is completely worthless.
believing claims irritate promoting trying
Hoagland's claims irritate me because he is promoting uncritical thinking, ... He doesn't want you to think about what you're seeing. He's trying to bamboozle you into believing what he's saying.