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The magic of CAST lies in the spark of discovery—where dynamic workshops and featured sessions ignite curiosity and innovation. STAT is thrilled to welcome speaker, author, and astronomer Phil Plait to CAST25 this November 13–15 in Dallas.
Keynote Session | Thursday, November 13 | 9:30 AM–10:45 AM
About Phil
For as long as he can remember, Phil Plait has been in love with science: "When I was maybe 4 or 5 years old, my dad brought home a cheapo department store telescope. He aimed it at Saturn that night. One look, and that was it. I was hooked," he says.
Dr. Plait has given public talks about astronomy and science education at educational institutions of all levels and community events throughout the U.S. His lively and humorous events have, in the past, included balancing eggs on stage and screening clips from blockbuster movies to point out particularly terrible science.
Plait, known as the "Bad Astronomer" online because of his penchant for calling out misinformation, earned his doctorate in astronomy at the University of Virginia and worked on the Hubble Space Telescope as a NASA contractor at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He is the author of the books Bad Astronomy and Death From the Skies, and writes the thrice-weekly "Bad Astronomy" newsletter that keeps subscribers apprised of the latest sky news. He was the head science writer for Bill Nye Saves the World on Netflix in 2017. He wrote and hosted Crash Course Astronomy, a 46-part educational web series that has over 90 million views.
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