Richard Saunders (skeptic)
Richard Saunders is an Australian scientific skeptic and podcaster. In 2001, he was awarded a life membership by Australian Skeptics and has twice served as their president. He has presented on skepticism, represented the Australian Skeptics on television and radio shows, and is the co-host of The Skeptic Zone podcast.
At New Zealand Skeptics conference in 2016
Saunders speaking to the New Zealand Skeptics 2016
Saunders (left) in 2015, on the Podcaster Panel at TAM13
Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism, sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence. In practice, the term most commonly refers to the examination of claims and theories that appear to be beyond mainstream science, rather than the routine discussions and challenges among scientists. Scientific skepticism differs from philosophical skepticism, which questions humans' ability to claim any knowledge about the nature of the world and how they perceive it, and the similar but distinct methodological skepticism, which is a systematic process of being skeptical about the truth of one's beliefs.
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