Humanist Network News Podcast #42: Unscientific America

HumanistNetworkNews.org
[September 23, 2009]

A new installment of the HNN Audio Podcast is available for listening. Keep reading to find out about the guests on this month's show.

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In this month's audio podcast, hear Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum, co-authors of the recently released Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future as they speak with Jennifer Bardi, editor of the Humanist magazine. Kirshenbaum and Mooney will discuss what scientific illiteracy means for our society, possible ways to combat it, and the disagreements they have with the so-called New Atheists over religion.

Links from this month's episode:

Unscientific America: UnscientificAmerica.com

Sheril Kirshenbaum's website: SherilKirshenbaum.com

Chris + Sheril's blog, the Intersection: blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection

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Music from this month's episode:
"Paper Moon" by SIRSY

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