British Columbia Vancouver   James Randi

Randi has pursued "psychic" spoonbenders, exposed the dirty tricks of faith healers, investigated homeopathic water "with a memory," and generally been a thorn in the sides of those who try to pull the wool over the public's eyes in the name of the supernatural.

He has received numerous awards and recognitions, including a Fellowship from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in 1986.

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Inside Passage "Bad Astronomer" Dr. Phil Plait

Dr. Phil Plait is a real live astronomer who earned his Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of Virginia. He currently works on a NASA-sponsored public outreach program for a satellite named GLAST (Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope). Phil runs the excellent BadAstronomy.com, and was author of the book of the same name. Phil is well known for debunking astrology and other pseudoscience such as Planet X, the Moon hoax conspiracy, and the face on Mars.

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Ketchikan, Alaska Dr. Hal Bidlack

(Lt Colonel, USAF, Ret) served over 25 years in the Air Force, as an Associate Professor of Political Science at the USAF Academy, on the National Security Council Staff at the White House, and as a military advisor in the Department of State. He has a long history with the JREF, and has previously performed as Master of Ceremonies, speaker, and presenter. He is a father of three, and a widower, who is not quite sure what he believes in. Hal recently survived our excursion through the Bermuda Triangle.

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