Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigatin
Shermer in 2007
Shermer giving a talk at FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July 2016
Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism, sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking scientific evidence. In practice, the term
Michael Shermer
…supernatural claims. The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in debates on pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism. Shermer was the co-producer and co-host of Exploring the Unknown, a 13-hour Fox Family television series broadcast in 1999. From April 2001 to January…
Five Fellows of Committee for Skeptical Inquiry in 2018
Nutritionist Pixie Turner talking about nutrition-related pseudoscience in 2019
Independent Investigations Group testing Power Balance bracelet in 2010
Influential North American skeptics: Ray Hyman, Paul Kurtz, James Randi and Kendrick Frazier