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Phil Plait

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Phil Plait, of badastronomy.com, moderates the Mythbusters panel.
How The Universe Works: Wednesdays At 9Pm
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Phil Plait is known for Arrival (2016), Bill Nye Saves the World (2017) and Salvation (2017).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Arrival
    7.9
    • Additional Crew
    • 2016
    Bill Nye in Bill Nye Saves the World (2017)
    Bill Nye Saves the World
    4.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Salvation (2017)
    Salvation
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew
    David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew

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    Writer

    • How the Universe Works (2010)
      How the Universe Works
      8.9
      TV Series
      • script writer
      • 2020
    • Bill Nye in Bill Nye Saves the World (2017)
      Bill Nye Saves the World
      4.0
      TV Series
      • head science writer
      • 2017
    • Crash Course: Astronomy (2015)
      Crash Course: Astronomy
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2015–2016
    • CrashCourse (2011)
      CrashCourse
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Bad Universe (2010)
      Bad Universe
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • book "Death from the Skies"
      • 2010

    Additional Crew

    • How the Universe Works (2010)
      How the Universe Works
      8.9
      TV Series
      • scientific consultant
      • 2021
    • Leland Melvin and Chad Jenkins in Truth Behind the Moon Landing (2019)
      Truth Behind the Moon Landing
      4.3
      TV Series
      • expert consultant
      • 2019
    • Salvation (2017)
      Salvation
      6.9
      TV Series
      • technical consultant
      • 2017–2018
    • Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
      Arrival
      7.9
      • science advisor
      • 2016
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • science consultant
      • 2006
    • Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity (2006)
      Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
      7.3
      Short
      • science consultant
      • 2006
    • The Zula Patrol (2005)
      The Zula Patrol
      7.0
      TV Series
      • science advisor
      • 2005

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    How The Universe Works: Wednesdays At 9Pm
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    How The Universe Works: Wednesdays At 9Pm

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      • Dr. Phil Plait

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    • Trivia
      Writing a second book under the working title, "Death from the Skies", which details multiple ways astronomical events could wipe out life on Earth and is due out in Spring of 2008.
    • Quotes
      Standing eggs on end has nothing to do with the time of year, and everything to do with a steady hand, a bumpy egg, and lots of patience.
    • Nickname
      • The BadAstronomer

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