Point of Inquiry
Science, Skepticism, Rationalism, Humanism -- The Podcast and Radio Show of the Center for Inquiry
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Reed Esau - SkeptiCamp: The Unconference
Host: Karen Stollznow Reed Esau is a skeptical activist and ...
Host: Karen Stollznow Reed Esau is a skeptical activist and one of the founders of SkeptiCamp. Also known as Open Events, these are informal, community-organized conference where speakers tackle issues regarding science and skepticism. SkeptiCamp...
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Why Facts Fail - Brendan Nyhan
Ever been in an argument with someone and felt massively ...
Ever been in an argument with someone and felt massively frustrated, because nothing you can say seems to change the person's mind? Maybe that's what you should expect to happen. Maybe you should get used to it. According to University of Michigan...
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Roger Nygard - The Nature of Existence
Host: Robert Price Roger Nygard recently produced and directed a ...
Host: Robert Price Roger Nygard recently produced and directed a feature documentary called The Nature of Existence. In it, he asks some of the biggest of questions to "the widest cross-section of humanity possible." Why do we exist? What is our...
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The Future of Atheism: Beyond the Question of God
Host: Chris Mooney Recently at Pomona College in California, three ...
Host: Chris Mooney Recently at Pomona College in California, three atheists—one of them a Point of Inquiry host—got together to debate the future of the movement. And some sparks flew. Topics raised included the rise of the so-called...
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James Randi and D.J. Grothe - Amaz!ng Skepticism
Host: Karen Stollznow This week is a special episode featuring ...
Host: Karen Stollznow This week is a special episode featuring interviews with two guests, James Randi and D.J. Grothe. James Randi is a world-renowned magician and the modern-day Houdini of skepticism. He is the author of numerous books, including...
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John Abraham and Scott Mandia - Climate Science Strikes Back
Host: Chris Mooney For the community of scientists who study ...
Host: Chris Mooney For the community of scientists who study the Earth’s climate, these are bewildering times. They've seen wave upon wave of political attacks. They're getting accustomed to a public that grows more skeptical of their...
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Ronald A. Lindsay - Observations on Ethics, Law, and CFI
Host: Robert Price How did his studies at Catholic Georgetown ...
Host: Robert Price How did his studies at Catholic Georgetown University set CFI President and CEO Ronald A. Lindsay on the primrose path to atheism? Does he now count himself a lawyer or a philosopher, neither, or both? Point of Inquiry asks Ron...
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Massimo Pigliucci - Nonsense on Stilts
Host: Chris Mooney It’s a longstanding debate in the philosophy ...
Host: Chris Mooney It’s a longstanding debate in the philosophy of science: Is "demarcation" possible? Can we really draw firm lines between science and pseudoscience? Massimo Pigliucci thinks so. In his new book Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell...
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Warren Bonett - Down Under Reason
Host: Karen Stollznow Warren Bonett is a skeptic, author and ...
Host: Karen Stollznow Warren Bonett is a skeptic, author and an independent bookseller. Warren wanted to become actively involved in critical thinking without joining an organization or becoming an –ism, so he opened "Embiggen Books". This is a...
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Carl Zimmer - This is Your Brain on iPad
Host: Chris Mooney On the show this week, Point of ...
Host: Chris Mooney On the show this week, Point of Inquiry features one of our most distinguished science writers—Carl Zimmer. He's the author of many acclaimed books, including Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea, and now he’s taken on an...
