Michael Shermer

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Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
historian of science
human
public intellectual
science writer
skeptic
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt California State University, Fullerton
Claremont Graduate University
Pepperdine University
familyName Shermer
fieldOfWork critical thinking
history of science
science communication
scientific skepticism
genre non-fiction
popular science
givenName Michael
hasTopic evolution by natural selection
morality and ethics
paranormal claims
pseudoscience
science and religion
hasWrittenFor Scientific American
Skeptic magazine
knownFor critiquing paranormal claims
critiquing pseudoscience
founding Skeptic magazine
promoting scientific skepticism
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf The Skeptics Society
movement secular humanism
skeptical movement
name Michael Shermer self-link
notableWork How We Believe
Skeptic magazine
The Believing Brain
Enlightenment Now
surface form: The Moral Arc

The Science of Good and Evil
Why Darwin Matters
Why People Believe Weird Things
occupation author
columnist
historian of science
magazine editor
public speaker
science writer
positionHeld editor-in-chief of Skeptic magazine
founder of Skeptic magazine
founder of The Skeptics Society
religiousView agnostic
sexOrGender male

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James Randi influenced Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer name Michael Shermer self-link