Point of Inquiry
Science, Skepticism, Rationalism, Humanism -- The Podcast and Radio Show of the Center for Inquiry
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S.T. Joshi - Fright and Freethought
S. T. Joshi is a leading authority on H. P. ...
S. T. Joshi is a leading authority on H. P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, H. L. Mencken, and other writers, mostly in the realms of supernatural and fantasy fiction. He has edited corrected editions of the works of Lovecraft, several annotated...
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Michael Specter - The Menace of Denialism
This week, we learned that J. Craig Venter has at ...
This week, we learned that J. Craig Venter has at long last created a synthetic organism—a simple life form constructed, for the first time, by man. Let the controversy begin—and if New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter is correct,...
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George Hrab - Soundtrack to Skepticism
George Hrab is a composer, professional musician, singer, songwriter, podcaster, ...
George Hrab is a composer, professional musician, singer, songwriter, podcaster, and skeptic. George is the Host and Producer of the Geologic Podcast, a popular weekly show about music, comedy, science, and skepticism. The drummer in the band...
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Elaine Howard Ecklund - How Religious Are Scientists?
It’s hard to think of an issue more contentious these ...
It’s hard to think of an issue more contentious these days than the relationship between faith and science. If you have any doubt, just flip over to the science blogosphere: You’ll see the argument everywhere. In the scholarly...
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Lois Schadewald - The Schadewald Legacy: Nemesis of Pseudo-Science
Lois Schadewald's interest in both science and pseudoscience rubbed off ...
Lois Schadewald's interest in both science and pseudoscience rubbed off on her from her brilliant brother Robert J. Schadewald, a prolific author and debater. When Bob died a decade ago he left behind a legacy of published essays and book chapters,...
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Deborah Blum - Murder and Chemistry in Jazz Age New York
For many of us, chemistry is something we remember with ...
For many of us, chemistry is something we remember with groans from high school. Periodic Table of the Elements—what a pain to memorize, and what was the point, anyway? So how do you take a subject like chemistry and make it exciting, ...
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Bob Carroll - Defining Skepticism
Dr. Robert Todd Carroll is a Fellow of the Committee ...
Dr. Robert Todd Carroll is a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and author of The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions. He is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Sacramento City...
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Eli Kintisch - Is Planet-Hacking Inevitable?
For two decades now, we’ve failed to seriously address climate ...
For two decades now, we’ve failed to seriously address climate change. So the planet just keeps warming—and it could get very bad. Picture major droughts, calving of gigantic ice sheets, increasingly dramatic sea level rise, and much...
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Thomas J.J. Altizer - The Death of God
Thomas J.J. Altizer burst onto the religious scene in the ...
Thomas J.J. Altizer burst onto the religious scene in the 1960s with his book The Gospel of Christian Atheism. He was one of the "Death of God" theologians discussed in the famous TIME cover story, "Is God Dead?" Altzier holds an M.A. in theology...
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Paul Kurtz - John Dewey and the Real Point of Inquiry
Paul Kurtz is founder and chair emeritus of the Center ...
Paul Kurtz is founder and chair emeritus of the Center for Inquiry and founder of a number of other organizations. A Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University...
