planethood

Take a cross-country journey to explore the rise and fall of America's favorite planet.

Rachel Maddow asks about the Pluto Files and meeting Clyde Tombaugh's family.

An hour and a half discussion about the universe, how Hollywood treats science in film, and other cosmic questions.

In this Point of Inquiry conversation, recent discoveries in astronomy are discussed along with the controversy regarding the status of Pluto and whether teaching the controversy over Pluto's status is helpful in teaching astronomy, and how this compares to the "teaching the controversy" argument regarding evolution versus intelligent design creationism.

A discussion of Pluto and planethood on the BBC's The Forum.

A discussion of Pluto and where we might find life in the universe.

Discussion of Pluto, teaching science, and the state of NASA.

A speech on the controversy over re-classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.

The Authors@Google talk on The Pluto Files at Google's New York office.

A discussion between Dr. Laura Danly and Dr. Tyson about Pluto, planethood, black holes, science policy, and intelligent design.