Robert Todd Carroll
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Robert Todd Carroll (born 1945), Ph.D., is an American writer and academic. Until his retirement in 2007 he was a professor of philosophy at Sacramento City College. Carroll has written several books and skeptical essays.
A longtime advocate of atheism, scientific skepticism, and critical thinking, in 1994 he set up the Skeptic's Dictionary online. It initially consisted of fewer than fifty articles, mostly on logical fallacies and pseudoscience. The site has now grown to several hundred articles -- including many on the paranormal and the supernatural -- and attracts over a million visitors per month.[1] Entries from the dictionary have been translated into more than a dozen languages.
His views have attracted numerous interviews from mainstream media and from skeptical groups, such as the a local newspaper the Davis Enterprise[2], the New England Skeptical Society[3], and Media Man Australia.[4]
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[edit] Publications
- Becoming a Critical Thinker — A Guide for the New Millennium, 2nd ed., ISBN 0-536-85934-5.
- The Skeptic's Dictionary: A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-471-27242-6.
- The Common-sense Philosophy of Religion of Bishop Edward Stillingfleet 1635-1699, ISBN 90-247-1647-0. (1974 doctoral dissertation, under the direction of Richard Popkin, University of California at San Diego).
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Preface, Skeptic's Dictionary.
- ^ Author attempts to debunk angels, other 'strange beliefs'
- ^ Interview with Carroll
- ^ Interview with Bob Carrol
[edit] External links
- The Skeptic's Dictionary "A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions"; 504 entries
- The Skeptic's Refuge "A gateway to skeptical and critical thinking about the paranormal, the supernatural, and the pseudoscientific."
- Skeptic's Dictionary Newsletter Archived newsletters from May 2, 2002 to the present
- Carroll's faculty homepage at Sacramento City College
- Biographical information at www.skepdic.com
- Who's Who Online
[edit] Articles and essays
- Skeptical Essays by Carroll
- Swift: Online Newsletter of the JREF James Randi Educational Foundation newsletter written by Carroll, March 17, 2006
- Pranks, Frauds, and Hoaxes from Around the World by Carroll, Skeptical Inquirer, July 2004
- Critical Thinking and Control Groups by Carroll for Inquiring Minds, a CSICOP website
- What if Gary Schwartz is right? by Carroll on Gary Schwartz, at Freethinker, mukto-mona.com, a Bengali humanist website
- Author attempts to debunk angels, other 'strange beliefs', article by Elisabeth Sherwin for the Davis Enterprise of Davis, California
- Keep on Doubting by Roy Herbert, New Scientist Print Edition, Nov. 22, 2003
- The Incomplete Skeptic by Gary Jason, Liberty, Oct. 2005
- The Skeptic's Dictionary critical response by Richard Milton
- Co-opting Alternative Medicine - The Psychology of Alternative Medicine by Terrence J. Sandbek, Bay Area Skeptics, references Carroll
[edit] Interviews
- Interview with Carroll by Perry DeAngelis, the New England Skeptical Society interviews the author of the premier dictionary for skeptics, Oct. 1, 2002
- Interview with Bob Carrol by Greg Tingle, Media Man Australia, Apr. 24, 2003
- Audio interview biography Interview: w/Bob Carroll of Skepdic episode information Direct mp3 download by Skepticality, official podcast of The Skeptics Society's Skeptic magazine, Aug. 23, 2005
- The Scary QLink and Bob Carroll from TAM 4 by Skepticality, Feb. 3, 2006; The Amaz!ng Meeting 4
