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The Role of the Skeptic
What does it mean to be a skeptic? Find out as Science Friday broadcasts live from the first World Skeptics Congress in Buffalo, New York. We'll discuss the challenge of thinking critically in a world awash in faulty facts and misinformation.
Guests:
Kendrick Frazier
Editor
Skeptical Inquirer
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Joe Nickell
Senior Research Fellow
The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
Buffalo, New York
Ray Hyman
Professor of Psychology
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugenie Scott
Executive Director
National Center for Science Education
Berkeley, California
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