Astronomy Cast 339: Space Conspiracy Theories
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Yes, we actually landed on the Moon. No, aliens didn't crash land at Roswell. What is it about space exploration that leads to so many conspiracy theories? We'll try to get to the bottom of these conspiracy theories, poke holes in their ridiculous ideas and help you build your baloney detection kit.
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Hahah i was just about to go to sleep over this episode. Sorry xd
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I´ll have to admit I have occasionally listened to you when going to bed but right now you keep me entertained while I take care of the apple harvest. There were a couple of conspiracies I hadn't heard of, the Apollo 1 was just sad. One of the Russian cosmonauts died in slightly similar circumstances, on the ground during training and in high oxygen atmosphere.
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Don't forget about the imbeciles that think the earth is flat.
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Funny...some internet" truther "guy telling a PhD to research what she contends ..LOL. When I went to University we would conduct much of our research in Library that had two signs on wall as you enter..."Fiction" and "non Fiction"...the internet has no such direction and so many people who most often have absolutely zero education in science or medicine exhort that they have "the real truth" most often based on watching some other lunatics video on YouTube or blog...it is scary today how misinformed and warped society has become...I run into so many people who believe we didn't go to moon, area 51,crop circles , chem trails, vaccines causing autism, holocaust denial,anti GMOs, Fukushima poisoned all the Pacific marine life...all derived from uneducated people watching garbage off internet. McGill university recently did a study on the accuracy of data off internet in general...85% inaccurate...especially with respect to science or medicine. Yet we see people on comments ridicule or disrespect people with real scientific credentials. Welcome to the world of Art Bell show...lol
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pamela do your conspiracy research before you give stupid opinions
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no the biggest space conspiracy is what is in the 1959 thor rocket footage
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Heavens Gate Hale bopp comet...lunatic cult..scary
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Really scary how many people are "truthers...and deny we went to moon...even deny holocaust now..Internet has no sign like in university library " fiction" and " " non fiction"..I have friends that talk about no evolution and flat young earth...these people are somewhat " educated?" Crazy!!! Also anti vaccine,anti pharma,organic ,no gluten,no fluoride...chemtrails...OMG Art Bell has taken over! Lol
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Patricia's mic is SEXY! Much better quality than Frasier's that people are liking the looks of.
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BTW: LOVED the episode between Haley and Newton....
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Frasier's microphone looks like the docking probe on the front of the Soyuz
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I've heard a variation of the "NASA murdered the Apollo 1 astronauts" theory. The version I heard was that they wanted to kill Grissom because he was going to "blow the whistle" on the Apollo program being faked. This theory also extends to the Challenger disaster in saying that NASA intentionally blew up the shuttle because Christa McAuliffe was apparently not going to go along with the "lie" that you can't see stars in space.
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I admit occasionally I doze off to an episode of astronomy cast but be disheartened not! My hope is that I can subliminally continue to learn and understand the macrocosm while in sleep mode. Perhaps such lectures as these and those of Dr Leo susskind will one day allow me to contribute to scientific thought through some revalation that who knows...may come to me in a profound dream. :) cheers keep up the great work you two :)
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Hey so to the lady asking about creating a back up film for the moon landing
Moon Landings Faked? Filmmaker Says Not! | Video
Check this video out. It's film maker explaining why it isn't possible to create a film. -
i saw a video on youtube last weekend that really cracked me up.. sadly i had a couple of beers and didnt save the link.. the guy in question had tens of thousands of views on his video.. well.. his theories were.. the Earth wasnt a globe/round.. the Earth doesnt revolve around the sun.. and the last one was that the moon was a hologram/projection.. that last one he had "proof" wich was a Picture of the moon.. obviusly taken of a cresent moon through a telescope.. but he claimed the Picture showed the entire moon disc and a shadow.. could see the horizon (if thats the right Word) and the cresent-edge 90 degrees angled to that.. damn i should have saved that linkXD
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How did they survive the Van Allen radiation belts? And why has no other human mission gone through them since the Apollo program?
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Great one, thanks! Really enjoyed it!
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I haven't slept in years without a good bit of education. It puts the mind at ease. I find it easier to sleep if i'm focused on one thing, and that thing has to be very interesting.
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What about apophysis ? Are you so-called physicists hiding the fact to clam the public.
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Great Show ! I made a video called "Magi Mystery" and it covers the most epic space conspiracy including much of what was in this episode. Pam is right on about Kubrick China just did the same thing with there lunar rover Jade Rabbit. Moon bounce, is a radio communications technique which relies on the propagation of radio waves from an Earth-based transmitter directed via reflection from the surface of the Moon back to an Earth-based receiver. I would love to hear Fraser tackle my film it would be a nice change from Trolls who just swear at you.
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