Very proud to announce (and even prouder that I took part in it!) -from Daniel Loxton of Junior Skeptic, taken from the Skepticality Website which features a great interview: “What Do I Do Next” (mp3) – overlooking the origins of the project and… “what do I do next”!
In 2007, Junior Skeptic Editor Daniel Loxton called for renewed focus on classical skeptical activism in an essay entitled Where Do We Go From Here? Released simultaneously as a PDF from Skeptic.com and as an audio essay on Skepticality, this article drew tremendous positive response.
But many listeners wanted to know, what’s the next step? How does one become a skeptical activist? This week, Skepticality and Skeptic.com are pleased to release the follow-up project, What Do I Do Next?: Leading Skeptics Discuss 105 Practical Ways to Promote Science and Advance Skepticism.
Daniel Loxton returns to tell Swoopy how a panel of 13 skeptics contributed almost 30,000 words of impassioned, in-depth commentary to this groundbreaking document — and how skeptics like you will take it to the next level.
Those thirteen skeptics include:
Daniel Loxton (Junior Skeptic magazine); Benjamin Radford (Skeptical Inquirer magazine); Dr. Eugenie Scott (National Center for Science Education); Jeff Wagg (James Randi Educational Foundation); D.J. Grothe (Point of Inquiry podcast); Brian Dunning (Skeptoid podcast); Dr. Karen Stollznow (The Skeptic magazine); Robynn “Swoopy” McCarthy (Skepticality podcast); Kylie Sturgess (Skeptic Zone podcast); Tim Farley (What’s the Harm? and Skeptools websites); Dr. Randy Olson (Flock of Dodos documentary); Pat Linse (Skeptic magazine); Jay Novella (The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast)
Having heard the show this morning on the way into work, I suggest you check out the following as you listen along:
The big “What Do I Do Next?” PDF
The point-form Quick Reference Guide:
The new “Skeptical Activism” page at Skeptic.com
The new “Activism” section of the Skeptic Forum
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This ain’t the right place, but Tim Minchin is on Spicks and Specks tonight, he’s on fire.
Hope you read this in time.
Of course I know! Thanks, it’ll be on in a few hours in Perth.
Wrote a post on this as well. Gave you credit. Absolutely brilliant idea
It was an honour to be a part of the panel.
I plan to do a write up for The Skeptic, if Daniel agrees.
Brilliant, thanks heaps for that.
I’ve got to start posting as White Rabbit on here…hehe, partly to shamelessly plug the new unitarian site.
It’s such a great document, all the people who were involved should be really proud. So much useful information in there… *drool*
And I should blog about it! I can’t believe I didn’t think about it before! Gah, I’m such an idiot.
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