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Michael Brant Shermer (born September 8, 1954) is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher [ 1] of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. [ 2] The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in ...
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe ( SGU) is an American weekly skeptical podcast hosted by Steven Novella, MD, along with a panel of contributors. The official podcast of the New England Skeptical Society, it was named to evoke The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The show features discussions of recent scientific developments in layman's ...
The Skeptics Society was co-founded by Michael Shermer and Pat Linse as a Los Angeles -area skeptical group to replace the defunct Southern California Skeptics. After the success of its Skeptic magazine, introduced in early 1992, it became a national and then international organization. Their stated mission "is the investigation of science and ...
Skeptic.com. ISSN. 1063-9330. Skeptic, colloquially known as Skeptic magazine, is a quarterly science education and science advocacy magazine published internationally by The Skeptics Society, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting scientific skepticism and resisting the spread of pseudoscience, superstition, and irrational beliefs. [ 1 ...
LC Class. Q172.5.P77 S48 2002. Preceded by. Cycling: Endurance and Speed. Followed by. Teach Your Child Math and Mathemagics. Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time is a 1997 book by science writer Michael Shermer. The foreword was written by Stephen Jay Gould .
The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule is a 2004 book by author Michael Shermer that examines the transition of humans from creatures driven by social instincts to those governed by moral considerations. The book was published by Henry Holt and Company .
Denying History. The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience is a two-volume collection of articles that discuss the Skeptics Society 's scientific findings of investigations into pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The editor, Michael Shermer, director of the Skeptics Society, has compiled articles originally published in Skeptic magazine ...
The Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism ( NECSS, pronounced as "nexus") is a four-day conference focusing on science and skepticism founded in 2009 and held annually in New York City. [4] NECSS is jointly run by the New York City Skeptics (NYCS) and the New England Skeptical Society (NESS). The Society for Science-Based Medicine ...