About: D. J. Grothe

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Douglas James Grothe (born June 25, 1973) is an American writer and public speaker who talks about issues at the nexus of science, critical thinking, secularism, religion and the paranormal. As an active skeptic, he has served in leadership roles for both the Center for Inquiry (CFI) and the James Randi Educational Foundation. While he was at CFI, he hosted their Point of Inquiry podcast. After leaving Point of Inquiry he hosted the radio show and podcast For Good Reason. He is particularly interested in the psychology of belief and the steps involved in deception and self-deception. His writing has been published by both Skeptical Inquirer magazine and The Huffington Post. He also co-edited On the Beauty of Science, about the worldview and life's work of Nobel Laureate Herbert Hauptman.

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  • Douglas James Grothe (born June 25, 1973) is an American writer and public speaker who talks about issues at the nexus of science, critical thinking, secularism, religion and the paranormal. As an active skeptic, he has served in leadership roles for both the Center for Inquiry (CFI) and the James Randi Educational Foundation. While he was at CFI, he hosted their Point of Inquiry podcast. After leaving Point of Inquiry he hosted the radio show and podcast For Good Reason. He is particularly interested in the psychology of belief and the steps involved in deception and self-deception. His writing has been published by both Skeptical Inquirer magazine and The Huffington Post. He also co-edited On the Beauty of Science, about the worldview and life's work of Nobel Laureate Herbert Hauptman. Grothe serves as a board member of The Institute for Science and Human Values. (en)
  • Douglas James « D.J. » Grothe, né le 25 juin 1973 à Saint-Louis, Missouri, est un athée et un sceptique américain. Il fut jusqu'en 2009 vice-président du Center for Inquiry, un « think tank that advances science, reason and secular values in public affairs » (« un laboratoire d'idées ayant pour objectif d'avancer la science, la raison et les valeurs séculières dans les affaires publiques »). Il est un éditeur associé du magazine Free Inquiry et l'hôte des podcasts For Good Reason, le podcast officiel de la James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). En décembre 2009, il a été nommé président de la James Randi Educational Foundation, remplaçant Philip Plait à ce poste le 1er janvier 2010. Avant de devenir le président du JREF, il était l'hôte du podcast Point of Inquiry (le podcast officiel du Center for Inquiry). À son départ, il fut remplacé par Chris Mooney, Karen Stollznow, et Robert M. Price. (fr)
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  • Grothe at The Amazing Meeting, Las Vegas, 2011 (en)
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  • Magician, writer, skeptic (en)
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  • Douglas James Grothe (born June 25, 1973) is an American writer and public speaker who talks about issues at the nexus of science, critical thinking, secularism, religion and the paranormal. As an active skeptic, he has served in leadership roles for both the Center for Inquiry (CFI) and the James Randi Educational Foundation. While he was at CFI, he hosted their Point of Inquiry podcast. After leaving Point of Inquiry he hosted the radio show and podcast For Good Reason. He is particularly interested in the psychology of belief and the steps involved in deception and self-deception. His writing has been published by both Skeptical Inquirer magazine and The Huffington Post. He also co-edited On the Beauty of Science, about the worldview and life's work of Nobel Laureate Herbert Hauptman. (en)
  • Douglas James « D.J. » Grothe, né le 25 juin 1973 à Saint-Louis, Missouri, est un athée et un sceptique américain. Il fut jusqu'en 2009 vice-président du Center for Inquiry, un « think tank that advances science, reason and secular values in public affairs » (« un laboratoire d'idées ayant pour objectif d'avancer la science, la raison et les valeurs séculières dans les affaires publiques »). Il est un éditeur associé du magazine Free Inquiry et l'hôte des podcasts For Good Reason, le podcast officiel de la James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). (fr)
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