The Reasonableness of Weird Things #118

June 24, 2011

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

This week, it’s an hour with Daniel Loxton. The editor of Junior Skeptic and author of Evolution: How We and All Living Things Came to Be returns to the show to share “The Reasonableness Of Weird Things,” his keynote address from LogiCON 2011. Join us for the complete presentation, and an exclusive interview about the science communicators who inspired it.

Watch the Pale Blue Dot video on YouTube.

Guests:

  • Daniel Loxton
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