The Pope's Astronomer - Sixty Symbols
What it is
Brady Haran interviews Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, for Sixty Symbols. It is part of a three-video set along with the observatory's telescopes and its meteorite collection.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN links it as an approachable interview with a working astronomer who is also a Jesuit, whenever the Vatican Observatory or science and religion comes up.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“Books by (Brother) Guy Consolmagno, the Director of the Vatican Observatory, are also worth checking out”
Interview with Consolmagno on science and religion, with his books.
throw0101a, 2022-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's on your learning list?”
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Topics: guy consolmagno, astronomy, science and religion, brady haran, vatican
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