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C O N T R I B U T O R S

Daniel Loxton

Editor,

Junior Skeptic

magazine;staff writer,

Skeptic

magazine

Benjamin Radford

Managing Editor,

Skeptical Inquirer

and

Pensar

magazines;paranormal investigator

Dr. Eugenie C. Scott

Physical Anthropologist;Executive Director, NationalCenter for Science Education

Jeff Wagg

Communication and OutreachManager, James RandiEducational Foundation

D.J. Grothe

Host of

Point of Inquiry

; Associate Editor of

Free Inquiry

magazine; Vice President andDirector of Outreach Programs,Center for Inquiry

Brian Dunning

Host & producer,

Skeptoid

podcast

Dr. Karen Stollznow

Linguist; author; Editor,

The Skeptic

magazine

Robynn “Swoopy” McCarthy

Co-Host,

Skepticality

—

The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine

;Co-Director, Skeptrack (atDragon*Con)

Kylie Sturgess

Correspondent,

Skeptic Zone

podcast; Creator,

Podblack

Blog

Tim Farley

Creator, What’s The Harm website, Skeptical SoftwareTools blog

Dr. Randy Olson

Marine Biologist; Filmmaker,

Flock of Dodos: the Evolution – Intelligent Design Circus

Pat Linse

Co-Founder, Skeptics Society;Co-publisher and Art Director,

Skeptic

magazine; Creator of

Junior Skeptic

Jay Novella

Co-Host,

The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe

podcast

CONTRIBUTORS

In 2007, I called for a renewed focus on classical skeptical activism in an article called “WhereDo We Go From Here?” (released as an audio essay on

Skeptic

magazine’s official podcast

Skepticality

,

1

in PDF form at Skeptic.com,

2

and in print by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry’s

Skeptical Briefs

newsletter.)Letters of response flooded in — and a common theme emerged. Many people wrote to say,“Alright, I’m convinced. I’m ready to become a skeptical activist.

Now

what?”That was a very big question. Attempting to craft a substantial answer, I re-read a concise2004

Skeptic

magazine article entitled “50 Things You Can Do To Encourage Critical Thinking.” Thispoint-form list of practical suggestions (by magician Andrew Mayne) captured my feelingsexactly:

concrete, positive action

is the point of skepticism as a movement. At the end of the day, we’re inthis thing to discover reality, to expose fraud — and to

help people

.That seemed like a great foundation to build on. With Mayne’s permission, I developed anexpanded new list of over 100 suggestions for skeptical activism. Then, I invited prominent skeptical writers, organizers, and activists to comment on each of these suggestions.The response was exhilarating. Many leading skeptics gave generously of their time andexperience, enthusiastically sharing wisdom and advice. I collated that flood of comments into a

master document, in the format of a panel discussion — and then sent

that

out for further commentary.Over months, the project went through several rounds of comment and counter-comment — followedby many more rounds of editing, restructuring, and proofing.

The result is a sprawling and rich document, to which 13 skeptics contributedalmost 30,000 words. Their comments comprise a fair cross-section of skeptical thought: contributors came from all of the national U.S.skeptics groups and also five of the leading skeptical podcasts — plus the world’s leading creationist watchdog, an important filmmaker,an influential independent web innovator, and the head of one of the most effective national skeptics groups overseas.I’d like to thank all those who joined me on the project.Even more, I extend my gratitude to all those readers andemerging leaders who choose to discuss and develop theseideas from this point forward.

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I hope you find this topic as inspiring to consider as I have.Daniel Loxton

Skeptic

magazineEditor,

Junior Skeptic

3

1http://media.libsyn.com/media/skepticality/063_skepticality.mp32http://www.skeptic.com/downloads/WhereDoWeGoFromHere.pdf 3Share your feedback and ideas about skeptical activism atwww.skepticforum.com/activism

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