A Brief History of the Skeptical Movement

facebook.com … World Skeptics Congress 2012 (2): “A Brief History of the Skeptical Movement” with James Alcock. More videos of the World Skeptics Congress will be uploaded to the following channels: • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com Please don’t forget to subscribe! — James E. Alcock is a Professor of Psychology at York University (Canada). He has been a professor at York since 1973. Alcock received his BSc (Honours Physics) from McGill University and a PhD in Social Psychology from McMaster University. Alcock is also an amateur magician and is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. James Alcock is a noted critic of parapsychology. He is a Fellow and Member of the Executive Council for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI). As a member of the Editorial Board of “The Skeptical Inquirer”, he is a frequent contributor to the magazine. In October 2010 CSI announced James Alcock (and others) as a part of their policy-making Executive Council, he will also serve on Skeptical Inquirer’s magazine board. In 1999, a panel of skeptics named him among the two dozen most outstanding skeptics of the 20th Century. • www.csicop.org • en.wikipedia.org — World Skeptics Congress: Promoting Science and Critical Thinking in a World of Uncertainty. Why do people turn to pseudoscience for help? What makes alternative medicine so attractive – and how can we find out what really works? Why is it so difficult for us …