Point of Inquiry
Science, Skepticism, Rationalism, Humanism -- The Podcast and Radio Show of the Center for Inquiry
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Susan Jacoby - American Freethought Heritage
Susan Jacoby is the author of Freethinkers: A History of ...
Susan Jacoby is the author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism, now in its tenth hardcover printing and recently published in paperback. Freethinkers was hailed in the New York Times as an "ardent and insightful work that seeks to rescue...
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Paul Kurtz - Skepticism of the Third Kind
Paul Kurtz, considered the father of the secular humanist movement ...
Paul Kurtz, considered the father of the secular humanist movement and a founder of the worldwide skeptic movement, is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. As chair of the Committee for the Scientific...
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Daniel Dennett - Breaking the Spell
Daniel Dennett, the author of such groundbreaking and influential books ...
Daniel Dennett, the author of such groundbreaking and influential books as Consciousness Explained and Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize), is famous for...
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Dr. Wallace Sampson - Science Meets Alternative Medicine
Dr. Wallace Sampson serves as editor of The Scientific Review ...
Dr. Wallace Sampson serves as editor of The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Council Against Health Fraud. He has served as Chief of Medical Oncology at the Santa Clara Valley Medical...
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Joe Nickell - Aliens and Abductions
Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow for CSICOP, is considered the ...
Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow for CSICOP, is considered the world's leading paranormal investigator. A former professional stage magician and private investigator, he has used his varied background to investigate myths and mysteries, frauds,...
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Richard Dawkins - The Root of All Evil?
Richard Dawkins is professor of the public understanding of science ...
Richard Dawkins is professor of the public understanding of science at Oxford University. The recipient of a number of awards for his writing on science, including the Royal Society of Literature Award and the LA Times Literary Prize, he has also been...
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Marci Hamilton - Religion and the Rule of Law
Marci Hamilton is a distinguished constitutional law professor at Cordozo ...
Marci Hamilton is a distinguished constitutional law professor at Cordozo School of Law and is the author of the critically acclaimed book God vs. The Gavel: Religion and the Rule of Law. She has appeared widely in the media, on shows such as The...
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Chris Mooney - The Republican War on Science
Chris Mooney, a Washington correspondent for Seed magazine, a senior ...
Chris Mooney, a Washington correspondent for Seed magazine, a senior correspondent for the American Prospect, and a columnist for Skeptical Inquirer magazine, focuses on issues at the intersection of science and politics in his reporting. He has...
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Eugenie Scott - The Dover Trial: Evolution vs. Intelligent Design
Eugenie Scott, a physical anthropologist, has been the director of ...
Eugenie Scott, a physical anthropologist, has been the director of the National Center for Science Education for nearly 20 years. A former president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, and a member of the American Association for...
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Max Maven - Magic and Skepticism
The great movie director Orson Welles wrote that Max Maven ...
The great movie director Orson Welles wrote that Max Maven has "the most creative mind in magic." The New York Times observed that his "category-defying mind-reading veers into conceptual art." The Los Angeles Times stated that his "improvisational...
