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Help CFI stop the spread of misinformation! CFI-affiliated student groups and biology clubs have mobilized at many of the targeted campuses, responding with pro-science and pro-evolution lectures and events, as well as tabling to get educational materials to their peers. CFI is working in coalit...
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New Point of Inquiry -- Chris Mooney on scientific illiteracy and the New Atheists: He shares his criticisms of the New Atheists and explains why their attacks against religious moderates work counter to the goal of scientific literacy. He recounts his experiences as an atheist activist while in college, and how his vi...ews have changed about campus freethought activism since that time.
He explores other underlying causes of scientific illiteracy, including our educational system, the media's dysfunctional treatment of science, and growing anti-science movements such as the climate deniers and vaccine skeptics. And he details concrete actions that science advocates can take in order to increase scientific literacy.
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Skepticism 2.0, with contributions from Daniel Loxton, Jeff Wagg, Karen Stollznow, Blake Smith, Heidi Anderson, Reed Esau, Tim Farley, Ben Radford, Barry Karr, D.J. Grothe and Justin Trottier, among others.
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This includes Carl Sagan's last public address for CSICOP. Happy Carl Sagan Day!
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Russell Blackford explains the need for 50 Voices of Disbelief. He argues that there can be no more important question than whether religion and faith deliver on their promises. He explores whether religion will persist. He contends that religious leaders are not our society's moral leaders. He disc...
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Over 7,500,000 total views. Now there's a book: "...superbly crafted.... A must read." -Gen. Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret.) "This book trumps most of our accounts of the global warming crisis." --author ...
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Ben Radford surveys the current issue of Skeptical Inquirer magazine, which is focused on "Skepticism 2.0" and the future of the skeptical movement. He describes various articles by contributors to the issue such as Daniel Loxton, Jeff Wagg, Karen Stollznow, Blake Smith, Heidi Anderson, Reed Esau, T...
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Greg Craven discusses the youtube video on global warming he created that now has nearly 8 million views. He talks about applying game theory to the "decision paralysis" people have surrounding the global warming debate, using a "decision grid." He explores misunderstandings most people have about t...
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Free Expression Essay Contest: Students enrolled in an accredited college or university are invited to submit an essay about "The Importance of Free Expression and Its Limits (If Any)." Each entry must address the question of what limits national governments or recognized international bodies, such...
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J. D. Trout argues for using science to engineer society in ways that help people overcome their natural cognitive biases. He notes that whether or not we know it, we are always participants in the social experiments, often experiments conducted by unqualified elected officials. He details a number...