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Interview Articles
Susan Gerbic
Interview by Rob Palmer - August 1, 2022 Susan is a CSI fellow who established and runs the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project (GSoW), which has been called the most important project in skepticism. Beyond GSoW, her focus has been exposing and educating the public about psychics and grief vampires (mediums). -
Claire Kroulik-Klingenberg
Claire Kroulik-Klingenberg is a skeptical activist, a feminist, and a promoter of critical thinking. She got elected as president of the European Council of Skeptical Organizations in 2017 and is a frequent participant in podcasts and magazines such as the newly resurrected UK-based magazine Skeptic. - Article by Annika Harrison - July 20, 2022
How to Be a Skeptic in Russia
Pavel Šmejkal interviews three Russian skeptics after the invasion of Ukraine - From: Volume 46, No. 4
July/August 2022
July/August 2022
Brad McKay
Fake Medicine: Exposing the Wellness Crazes, Cons and Quacks Costing Us Our Health. By Brad McKay. - Interview by Susan Gerbic - May 13, 2021
Amardeo Sarma
Amardeo Sarma is a person well-known both within and outside Germany. As a prolific engineer and skeptic, he founded the German skeptics organization GWUP (Gesellschaft zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften), of which he is still the chairman. - Article by Annika Harrison - June 17, 2022
Snopes - David Mikkelson
Founder and leader of the urban legend website Snopes. Founded in 1994, it began on a Usenet newsgroup called alt.folklore.urban and continued growing into its own amazingly popular website Snopes.com. - Interview by Susan Gerbic -October 3, 2019
Rex Morgan M.D. - Terry Beatty
I’ve been reading Rex Morgan, M.D. for years but got into it quite late in Rex’s terms, as it has been running since 1948 - Interview by Susan Gerbic - September 24, 2019
Leighann Lord
Leighann Lord is a standup comedian from Jamaica Queens, who was the winner of the 2019 Humanist Arts Award. She is an author of several books, including Real Women Do It Standing Up - Interview by Susan Gerbic - September 13, 2019
Anna Beniermann
Dr. Anna Beniermann is an evolutionary biologist and researcher at the Humboldt University Berlin. She works at the intersection of education and Darwin’s theory of evolution. She is also an active skeptic in the German skeptics organization GWUP. - Article by Annika Harrison - January 15, 2021
Robert S. Lancaster - In Memoriam
We have lost one of the most influential members of the modern skeptic community. And it is very possible that you won’t have even heard of him. I’m going to fix that right now, so read on. - In Memoriam by Susan Gerbic - September 11, 2019
Jeff Hawkins
The cofounder of Numenta, a neuroscience and AI company. Previously, he was the Director of the Redwood Neuroscience Institute and was cofounder of Palm Computing and Handspring He is the author of the book On Intelligence. Interview by Susan Gerbic - August 30, 2019
Jann Bellamy
Jann Bellamy is a Florida attorney who writes for the popular Science-Based Medicine site. She is a founder and board member of the Society for Science-Based Medicine (SfSBM) - Interview by Susan Gerbic - August 21, 2019
Nathan Lents
Nathan Lents is a professor of biology at John Jay College, a prolific science writer - interviewed by Susan Gerbic - August 7, 2019
Elvira Schmidt
Elvira Schmidt is a PhD student, skeptic, and author from Giessen, Germany. Together with her colleague and mentor Dittmar Graf, she published the German guide “Medizin und Wissenschaft – Grundlagen für eine sachgerechte Gesundheitsfoerderung“ (“Medicine and Science – Basic Guidelines for an appropriate health education”), including practical materials for biology classes. - Article by Annika Harrison - January 14, 2021
Gordon Pennycook
Gordon Pennycook is the assistant professor at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan. Interview by Susan Gerbic - August 14, 2019
Britt Hermes
Britt Marie Hermes is a writer, scientist, and former naturopathic doctor - interviewed by Susan Gerbic - July 15, 2019
Nick Little
Nick Little is the vice president and general counsel of Center for Inquiry (CFI), the organization that oversees the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), which hosts CSICon.
Jonathan Jarry
Science communicator at McGill Office for Science & Society (OSS) - interview by Susan Gerbic - August 9, 2019
Leon Korteweg
I would like to introduce you to the most prolific editor for Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW)
Deborah Hyde
Deborah Hyde is a British skeptic, folklorist, editor-in-chief of the UK The Skeptic, and also a fellow of The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI). - Interview by Susan Gerbic - October 3, 2018
Carlos Orsi and Natália Pasternak
Hello readers, I have a real treat for you all. I want to introduce you to two of my newest acquaintances who will be attending CSICon from Brazil
Bailey Harris
I am a thirteen-year-old advocate for science education, human rights, and freethought. This activism was inspired by a passion for science that I really started feeling as a very young child. - Interviewed by Susan Gerbic - June 12, 2019
Michael Marshall
Be Reasonable is a monthly podcast that started in January 2013. It is a reasoned discussion with people who are outside what we would call the scientific world. - Interview by Susan Gerbic - September 28, 2018
Massimo Polidoro
Massimo Polidoro is a writer and an internationally recognized “mystery detective.” He began his career as James Randi’s apprentice and is the cofounder and head of the Italian skeptics group CICAP. Interview by Susan Gerbic - August 22, 2018
Adam Conover
I’d like to introduce you all to Adam Conover, who I’m sure you will all recognize as the host and creator of the TruTV comedy show Adam Ruins Everything.
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