Phil Plait

Science Communicator / Speaker

Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science evangelizer. His acclaimed Bad Astronomy Blog, where he wrote about space, astronomy, and science, has been hosted on Discover Magazine, Slate, and SYFY.com. He now writes the Bad Astronomy Newsletter which goes out to over 21,000 people around the world. He has written four books — "Bad Astronomy", "Death from the Skies!", "27 Nerd Disses: A Significant Quantity of Disrespect" (with web comic artist Zach Weinersmith), and “Under Alien Skies — and is a sought-after consultant for science fiction books, TV shows, and movies. He was the head science writer for the first season of "Bill Nye Saves the World" on Netflix and was the science advisor for the CBS series "Salvation". He was also the science advisor for the 2016 Hollywood hit movie, “Arrival”.

He wrote and hosted “Crash Course Astronomy”, a 46-episode web series hosted on YouTube that provides a quick and fun introduction to astronomy for interested learners. It currently has over 80 million views.

He currently lives in rural Virginia with his wife and dogs.