Fisking at Fiske

Join Stu Robbins as he delivers an engaging talk on debunking the Moon Hoax, filled with humor and insights from Fiske Planetarium.

Google NewsGoogle News Preferred Source

Newsletter

Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news

Sign Up

Last week, I attended a talk at the local Boulder Fiske Planetarium dealing with debunking the Moon Hoax. It was given by Stu Robbins, an astronomer who frequents the BAUT forum. I was really looking forward to this, since it's always good to see how others approach the problem. I wasn't disappointed. He went into a lot of detail over many of the Moon Hoax claims, and did a great job debunking them. The talk was informative and funny (he showed clips from Penn and Teller's Showtime program, um, "Bulls Hit" -- heavily bleeped -- which included yours truly) and the audience loved it. As a matter of fact, he said a few things which made me realize I need to update my own talk on the topic! We all hung out for a while chatting about it and laughing. If you ever get a chance to see his talk (and I just learned he'll be giving it at the pre-party before the Denver Skeptic's Camp) you should take it.

Stay Curious

JoinOur List

Sign up for our weekly science updates

View our Privacy Policy

SubscribeTo The Magazine

Save up to 40% off the cover price when you subscribe to Discover magazine.

Subscribe