Victor Stenger – The Search for Cosmic Consciousness | For Good Reason
Vic Stenger talks about the limits of science, and whether scientists should be critical of religion and the paranormal, or if such sorts of claims are out of the bounds of science, and therefore beyond criticism. He discusses the academic and [...]
Simon Singh – The Case for Libel Reform | For Good Reason
Simon Singh details recent news regarding the libel case brought against him by the British Chiropractic Association for an article he wrote in the Guardian criticizing chiropractic. He talks about English libel laws, and explains why he says [...]
Paul Provenza – Satiristas | For Good Reason
Paul Provenza, the celebrated comic and critic, talks about his book Satiristas, which focuses on rationalist issues through the lens of transgressive and subversive comedy. He explores the social criticism of the biggest names in comedy, and [...]
Sean Faircloth: Do Something About the Religio-Industrial Complex
Do something now about financial abuses of mega-ministers. The book “Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All & What We Can Do About It” is available in audiobook, ebook & hardcopy: richarddawkins.net [...]
Eugenie Scott at TAM 9
Dr. Eugenie Scott from the National Center for Science Education on climate change and evolution denialism.
“Why Romney’s Religion Matters” by Sean Faircloth
The book “Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do About It” is available February 2012. Sean Faircloth served ten years in elected office before lobbying for secular government in Washington [...]
Michael Shermer at TAM 9
Author Michael Shermer on “The Believing Brain: From Ghost and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies — How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths.”
Coming Home to Cabot House: Krystal Tung ’13
Harvard College’s unusual House system brings faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates together under one roof in smaller communities that encourage residents to develop as people as well as scholars. Find out why Cabot House resident [...]
Love, Fear, and Greed: Why We Should Go to the Asteroids || Center for Astrophysics
Martin Elvis, CfA Most people fear asteroids as a threat to life on Earth. Scientists’ love of knowledge drives them to check out the material our planet grew from. And a few visionaries have argued that the mineral wealth in the asteroids [...]
