December 5th, 2026
Massimo Pigliucci
SkeptiCamp NYC Profile
| Biography: |
Massimo Pigliucci is the K.D. Irani Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York as well as an author, blogger, and podcaster. His academic work is in evolutionary biology, philosophy of science, the nature of pseudoscience, and practical philosophy. Massimo writes for Philosophy Now, Skeptical Inquirer, and Free Inquiry magazines. His books include How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life (Basic Books) and Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (University of Chicago Press). Massimo’s latest is How to Be a (Happy) Skeptic: The Power of Doubt in a Meaningful Life (Penguin). More by Massimo at https://massimopigliucci.net. |
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Brooklyn, NY |
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| Proposed Session Title: |
Why bother? |
| Session Description: |
Why do we do what we do? Why spend countless hours doing things like SkeptiCamp, meetups, conferences, and so on, all in the name of science and reason? Haven't we learned by now that skepticism resonates only for a minority of people? And yet, there are good reasons to engage in and support scientific skepticism, and this talk explains what those reasons are.
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