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Posted by william on Jan 17, 2013

Lawrence Krauss

Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist who is a professor of physics, Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration, and director of the Origins Project at Arizona State University. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Physics of Star Trek and A Universe from Nothing. He is an advocate of scientific skepticism, science...

Posted by william on Jan 17, 2013

Jamila Bey

Jamila Bey is a journalist based in Washington, DC, where she hosts the weekly radio show The Sex, Politics And Religion Hour: SPAR With Jamila which airs on AM 1390 in Washington and AM 1430 in New York City. She also writes for the Washington Post blog, She the People. Jamila served a decade-long stint as a producer and editor at National Public Radio working for shows including Morning Edition, All...

Posted by william on Jan 17, 2013

Seth Andrews

A former believer of 30 years (including a decade as a Christian radio host), Seth ultimately discovered that religion lacked any legitimate answers, especially in the bright light of scientific discovery. Instead of being satisfied with a belief system inherited from family and culture, Seth found greater satisfaction in “thinking” for himself, and he eventually encouraged others to do the...

Posted by william on Jan 17, 2013

Dale McGowan

Dale McGowan is co-author of Parenting Beyond Belief and Raising Freethinkers, and author of Atheism for Dummies (coming in March 2013). He teaches nonreligious parenting workshops across North America and is founding executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, a humanist charitable organization. In 2008, Dale was named Harvard Humanist of the Year. He lives near Atlanta with his wife Becca and...

Posted by william on Jan 17, 2013

Sean Faircloth

Sean Faircloth is author of Attack of the Theocrats, How the Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do About It. Faircloth is Dir. of Strategy & Policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science, US. Faircloth served five terms in the Maine Legislature. In his final term Faircloth was elected Majority Whip by his caucus colleagues. Faircloth served on the Judiciary and...

Posted by Kai on Mar 4, 2013

Zack Kopplin

Zack Kopplin is a science advocate from Louisiana. He’s been fighting Louisiana’s creationism law with the support of 78 Nobel laureates and has exposed hundreds of schools in voucher programs that teach creationism. His work has been covered nationally including on MSNBC and internationally in the Guardian and Vogue.

Posted by Kai on Mar 26, 2013

Emily Boyer

Emily R. Boyer is a sexual and reproductive health activist from Wichita, Kansas. She has channeled her passion for evidence based education into a career of promoting and providing comprehensive sexual health education that is medically accurate, sex positive, and judgment free.Emily was last seen at the 2013 Skeptics of Oz conference in...