Denver Hub, black holes, and me

Discover the fascinating 'Seven Ways a Black Hole Can Kill You' in this engaging Fiske Planetarium talk recap.

Written byPhil Plait

2008-03-03T20:31:24 | 1 min read

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I gave my talk "Seven Ways a Black Hole Can Kill You" last week at Fiske Planetarium, and a reporter, Kevin Villegas, from the Denver Hub was there. He wrote an article about the talk, me, and the blog for his paper. It almost makes me seem respectable. Don't be fooled.

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