tSE 058 - Scientists & Skeptics in Pop Culture LIVE from the 2017 Indy PopCon!

07/13/17 • 46 min

We talked to a an audience comprised (generally) of non-skeptics about what skepticism is, then gave some examples of scientists and skeptics in pop culture, such as our 'god' of the week ('Doubting Thomas'), and also Dr. House, RIck (and Morty!), Andrew Ryan (from Bioshock), Batman/Iron Man, and more! Support the show: http://patreon.com/tSEpodcast! Why We Love the Internet: Skeptical Podcasts, YouTubers, and Facebook Pages George Hrab for the inspiration behind this episode Skeptics Guide to the Universe Skeptics with a K (Michael Marshall) Science-Based Medicine Blog League of Nerds/Myles Power on YouTube Facebook: Scibabe, Credible Hulk, Debunking Denialism, Do you even science bro Friendly Atheist/Hemant Mehta, Tracey Moody, Faisal Saeed Al Mutar (now we’re just listing our friends I guess) Atheist Republic Andrew Seidel/FFRF David Silverman/American Atheists FOR US: A Science Enthusiast & Skeptical Parenting (and a bunch others at http://patreon.com/aScienceEnthusiast) Science Moms Thank our incredible patrons for continuing to support our work, and give an extra-special shoutout to Jeff (social media director for the #NormalizeAtheism campaign) who actually drove six HOURS to see us to this thing today!

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