“If a little kid ever asks you just why the sky is blue, you look him or her right in the eye and say, 'It's because of quantum effects involving Rayleigh scattering combined with a lack of violet photon receptors in our retinae.'”
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Phil Plait
Phil Plait is an astronomer known for his contributions to science popularization. Born on September 30, 1964, he has been a planetary scientist with NASA since 1995. Plait is well-known for his blog 'Bad Astronomy,' which aims to correct misconceptions about astronomy and popularize scientific knowledge. He has written several books on astronomy, including 'Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing' and 'Death from the Skies! These Are the Ways the World Will End...and How We Will Know!' more