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Michael shermer is a professional skeptic rather than a scientist, although he often claims to speak for science. Shermer, science historian and true crusader, also reveals the more dangerous side of such illogical thinking, including holocaust denial, the recoveredmemory movement, the satanic ritual abuse scare, and other modern crazes. Shermer is founder and editor of skeptic magazine, producer and cohost of the tv series exploring the unknown, founder and head of the skeptics society, which has 55,000 members, director of a speakers series at the california institute of technology, a blogger skeptic. Michael shermer is the founding publisher of skeptic magazine, a monthly columnist for scientific american, a regular contributor to, and presidential fellow at chapman university. As founder and publisher of skeptic magazine, michael shermer has exposed fallacies behind intelligent design, 911 conspiracies, the lowcarb craze, alien sightings and other popular beliefs and paranoias. He is the author of new york times bestsellers why people believe weird things and the believing brain, why darwin matters, the science of good. Michael shermer debunks myths, superstitions and urban legends and explains why we believe them. Our products promote science and critical thinking. Michael brant shermer is an american science writer, historian of science, founder of the skeptics society, and editor in chief of its magazine skeptic, which is largely devoted to investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims shermer also engages in debates on topics pertaining to pseudoscience and religion in which he promulgates the need for scientific skepticism. This talk was given at a tedx event using the ted conference format but independently organized by a. Michael shermer is the author of the moral arc, why people believe weird things, the believing brain, and several other books on the evolution of human beliefs and behavior. His numerous books and media appearances, as well as his 214 monthly columns in scientific american have made skeptic magazine a respected voice. Michael shermer audio books, best sellers, author bio. From skeptic magazine im not a scientist obviously.
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