Skepticism and Race #43

January 22, 2010

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

Is the face of modern skepticism really as monochrome as it appears? How do we make our message appeal to a broader, more diverse audience? And how do racial demographics influence belief in pseudoscience and the paranormal? Our panel includes LaVerne Knight-West, Stephanie Zvan, and Girl 6. And on Speaking Up, we talk to Rhys Chouinard with the University of Alberta Atheists and Agnostics and K.O. Myers from Grassroots Skeptics on their new Skeptical Speakers Bureau.

Guests:

  • LaVerne Knight-West
  • Stephanie Zvan
  • Girl 6
  • Rhys Chouinard
  • K.O. Myers
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