In this introductory lecture to the study of skepticism, Dr. Shermer defines skepticism and what it means to be a skeptic, employing numerous examples from the pages of Skeptic magazine to illustrate what science is and how it works, how to think like a scientist, how to think about weird things, what constitutes an extraordinary claim and why we require extraordinary evidence for it, and how to test claims of the paranormal.
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Topics addressed: critical thinking and skepticism • paranormal/supernatural/occult • philosophy of science and scientific method • pseudoscience
Resource type: powerpoint and keynote presentations
Academic discipline: freshman foundation and general education
Academic level: college and university • secondary
Resource type: powerpoint and keynote presentations
Academic discipline: freshman foundation and general education
Academic level: college and university • secondary
