The Show Notes

The end of Small Comfort is correct
Loudest gig EVER
Intro
Surly Amy and TAM9 scholarships
Religious Moron of the Week

     - Der Zeitung Newspaper

     - Pastor Jim “Fake SEAL” Moats from Jim Fitzsimons and Erik Smith   
Mother’s Day Mno Hiya Lita
Ask George

     - Cultural Pride? from Tom Nowitzky
Interesting Fauna

     - Jumping Peacock Spider from John Vandermeulen
Show close

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Mentioned in the Show

Secular Coalition for America Summit
May 19 - 21

Jumping Peacock Spider

Surly Amy on twitter

At Skepchick:
Putting our money where our mouth is for women in skepticsm

Follow-up at Skepchick:
More women in skepticsim – TAM9 Grant Update

TAM9 Surly-Ramics

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Geo's Music: stock up!

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A reminder that the new portal to the Geologic Universe is at GeorgeHrab.com.

Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's edition Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions.

Check out Geo's wiki page thanks to Tim Farley.

Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!

Ms. Information sez "A Surly-Ramics gift really sends a message of love!"

Geo and Phil Plait perform Death From The Skies onstage at NECSS 2011, calling this the Lazy Sunday version. This inspired Geo to re-record the acoustic version that you now have. Enjoy the newest Death!

Photo: ©2011 Bruce F. Press Photography

You can watch the NECSS performance here courtesy of Brian Gregory.

Death From The Skies

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Odds of dying by asteroid impact:  1 in 700,000
The overall risk of dying from an impact in your lifetime is one in seven hundred thousand- somewhat less than being killed by a fireworks accident- but still more probable than being killed on an amusement park ride or by an act of terrorism.      

Odds of dying by supernova explosion: 1 in 10,000,000
Supernovae happen about once per century in any given galaxy. Assuming the event would cause a mass extinction killing everyone on earth- the odds of you specifically dying from one during your lifetime are about 1 in 10 million.

Odds of dying by solar flare or coronal mass ejection:
ZERO, but with an asterisk.
While a whopping big solar event can seriously impair or destroy a nation's infrastructure and economy, in general it will not directly cause deaths. We have to rate this a zero chance for human fatality, but with an asterisk, as a nod to the destructive power it has in other ways.

Odds of dying by gamma ray burst: 1 in 14,000,000
Gamma ray bursts are dangerous from distances of more than 7,000 light years. You would have to be in the path of a relatively narrow beam to get hurt. Your odds of being killed by a GRB are one in 14 million. You're about as likely to be killed by a shark attack.

Eventual odds of dying by death of the sun: inevitable

Eventual odds of dying by galactic doom: inevitable

Eventual odds of dying by death of the universe: inevitable

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Geo's Music: stock up!

The catalog at iTunes

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Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo!

Score more data from the Geologic Universe! Get George's edition Non-Coloring Book at Lulu, both as download and print editions.

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Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!

Ms. Info says: "Dr. Plait is a Double Rockstar which is even cooler than a Double Rainbow."

Thanks to popular demand, the Maestro's Dokaka-style cover of (Sweet Dreams Are Made of This) by The Eurythmics is now available for your listening pleasure as a separate mp3.

When the fabulous Paul Fischer had asked me to use it on the Balticon Podcast, I said, "Who am I to disagree?" We here at Geologic HQ thought you might like having this in your Geo-Arsenal, too.

Herewith, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of Vox).

Enjoy!

-Ms. Information