Slightly off basis, but I would like to comment on the blending of science with my .02...
Blending of science is a beautiful thing...when done correctly. Often not because connections are made between science and pseudo-science which sparks defensive debate between the actual science that really is there. Much in the same respect of Religion and Science, in a perfect world it goes together, in this one it doesn't. At least not yet.
So while it is great, it can also be risky to science it's self, especially with Cosmology and Astronomy with the fact that the interest level is...not so great because the direct affect to the individual is considerably low. If we turn science into a soap opera it's not going to advance as much as if we work together instead of trying to pop each-others balloons as science and man often like to do.