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about me I am a researcher and blogger, with my background and talents in research, writing, publishing and art, all of which I’ve been able to use in my related projects. Since I was little, space exploration and astronomy have been my primary interests and passions. I’ve been a long-time member of The Planetary Society, the space interest organization founded by the late Carl Sagan. My blog Planetaria is a chronicle of the latest discoveries in planetary exploration, which now seem to be on a weekly if not daily basis. Our understanding of the universe and our place in it has grown immensely over the last few decades. I am also interested in various other areas of science and technology, etc. including those things which don’t always seem to “fit” in mainstream science and therefore challenge the status quo. That is how we learn. While skepticism is a good thing, and necessary, I think it is important to approach such subjects with a sense of honest inquiry, not dismissing them automatically because they don’t mesh with our own previous, perhaps even biased, beliefs. I try to remain skeptical but open-minded at the same time which is not always easy. On a related (and controversial) tangent, in 1990 I took an interest in the crop circle phenomenon, because it tentatively could provide a unique situation where an unusual phenomenon could be examined and tested directly, both on-site and in the laboratory. In 1995 I founded the Canadian Crop Circle Research Network to study formations in this country, and have travelled to investigate many formations in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan. In the time since then, I’ve come to the conclusion, as have many other researchers, that most of the current cases are man-made, but that the evidence also still supports there being a genuine “core phenomenon” which is as yet unexplained. We are now more aware of older historical formations, mostly simple circles and rings, which date back at least a few centuries, in several countries including here in Canada. Trying to bring credibility to a subject which is considered “fringe” by many (and worse by others) is not always easy or fulfilling, but still a worthwhile venture, if there is evidence available to base your premise on. Not quite the same thing, but I also used to be an assistant curator for the BC Farm Machinery and Agricultural Museum in Fort Langley, BC in the early 90s. I also like museums, so I enjoyed that. What else? I’m a long-time Mac user and a lot of other interests, including travel, golf, music, film, art, etc. I’m a big Red Dwarf fan; one of the funniest shows ever made imo (sci-fi or otherwise), and have the series on DVD. But then, I’ve always liked English humour (I’m part English and part Swedish). I live in North Vancouver, which is right between the mountains and ocean; I like being on the west coast, the scenery is beautiful here. Paul Scott Andersonhttp://www.planetary.orghttp://www.planetary.orghttp://web.me.com/planetariahttp://www.cccrn.cashapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1shapeimage_7_link_2shapeimage_7_link_3
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