- Desiree Schell
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Desiree Schell Residence Canadian Nationality Canadian Citizenship Canadian Occupation Radio Show Host, Lecturer, Labour Organizer, blogger Years active 2008 - Present Known for Notable Skeptic Speaker for Center for Inquiry (CFI), host of the Skeptically Speaking Podcast, and featured speaker at The Amazing Meeting. Religion None Website skepticallyspeaking.ca/ Desiree Schell is the host of the live Canadian call-in radio talk show and podcast "Skeptically Speaking" [1]. A Skeptic, Desiree is a strong advocate for Critical Thinking and is strongly interested in the promotion of skepticism publicly. In her work as a labour organizer, Desiree creates curricula and teaches courses on effective activism.
Desiree also Blogs for The Paltry Sapien[2]
Contents
Skeptical Activism
In 2011 Desiree Schell was a featured speaker at The Amazing Meeting [3] and has "emerged as one of skepticism’s most open and innovative public voices" [4].
Outreach Inspiration
In a biography at Skeptic.com [5], Desiree cites an essay by Junior Skeptic Magazine Editor Daniel Loxton, "Where do we go from here?"[6] as a source of inspiration for her skeptical outreach. “It brought home just how much work there really is to do, but it also helped me understand that we can move beyond simply being skeptics ourselves. With enough effort and the right planning, we really can help people become better critical thinkers.” she says.[7]
Desiree is a member of the Speaker Bureau for the Center for Inquiry[8] .
Skeptically Speaking
Starting in March of 2009, the radio show currently airs live every Friday night at 6 pm MST on CJSR in Edmonton, Canada. The show is also streamed live[9] at Skepticallyspeaking.com, and is rebroadcast by several radio stations in Canada and the United States. The show is also available as an MP3 download on the website and via Apple's iTunes [10].
Skeptically Speaking is known for the investigation of social and gender issues in skepticism, and for its attempts to make skepticism a demographically broad social movement. It features interviews with celebrities (like MythBusters' Adam Savage) and grassroots skeptics alike, Skeptically Speaking explores the connections between science and skepticism, and looks at strategies for promoting critical thinking beyond the ranks of current Skeptics.
Skeptically Speaking airs live every Friday night at 6 pm MST on CJSR in Edmonton, streams live at Skepticallyspeaking.com, and is rebroadcast by several radio stations in Canada and the United States.
60 Second Science
Desiree is an International Judge for an Australian Project called 60 Second Science[11], a science promotion campaign encouraging students to submit a 60-second length video with a science theme.
Skeptic Mixtape 2011
In May, 2011 Desiree was announced as the curator for "Skeptic Mixtape 2011" [12] , a "a light-hearted outreach project that gives away selected songs of science and skepticism".
Appearances
- July 24, 2010 - SkeptiCamp Alberta [13]
- April, 2011 - LOGICON 2011, Edmonton[14]
Desiree is currently scheduled to appear at:
- July, 2011 - The Amazing Meeting 2011, Las Vegas[15]
Interviews
- In October, 2009 Desiree was interviewed as part of an on-going series about people living in Edmonton, Canada, where she spoke about how she came to host Skeptically Speaking, and about herself personally.[16]
- In April, 2010 Desiree was interviewed by Kylie Sturgess of the Token Skeptic Podcast as part of the "The Placebo Protest (Skepticism And Communication Part Three)" series
[17].
References
- ^ http://www.blogger.com/profile/14651915788315431917
- ^ Schell, Desiree. "The Paltry Sapien". The Paltry Sapien. http://www.thepaltrysapien.com/author/schell/. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.amazingmeeting.com/speakers
- ^ "Announcing Desiree Schell as Curator for “Skeptics Mix Tape 2011″". http://skepticblog.org/2011/05/10/curator-skeptics-mix-tape-2011/.
- ^ "Skeptic". Skeptic » I'm a skeptic » Desiree Schell. http://www.skeptic.com/i-am-a-skeptic/Desiree-Schell.html.
- ^ Daniel, Loxton. "Skeptic". Where Do We Go From Here?. http://www.skeptic.com/downloads/WhereDoWeGoFromHere.pdf. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Skeptic". Skeptic » I'm a skeptic » Desiree Schell. http://www.skeptic.com/i-am-a-skeptic/Desiree-Schell.html.
- ^ "CFI Speakers". Desiree Schell. http://www.centerforinquiry.net/speakers/schell_desiree. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "uStream". Skeptically Speaking Live Stream. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/skeptically-speaking. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "iTunes". Skeptically Speaking Podcast. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=304855471. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "60 second Science". The Judges. http://www.60secondscience.net/the-details/the-judges. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Loxton, Daniel. "SkepticBlog". Announcing Desiree Schell as Curator for “Skeptics Mix Tape 2011″. http://skepticblog.org/2011/05/10/curator-skeptics-mix-tape-2011/. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "SkeptiCamp". SkeptiCamp Alberta 2010. http://edmontonskeptics.com/category/skepticamp/. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "LOGICON 2011 Edmonton". Speakers. http://www.logicon.ca/speakers. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "The Amazing Meeting". Speakers. http://www.amazingmeeting.com/speakers. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Brittney's Le Blog". Get to know an Edmontonian: Desiree Schell. http://www.inews880.com/Blogs/BrittneyLeBlanc/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10067483. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Sturgess, Kylie. "Episode Eighteen – On The Placebo Protest (Skepticism And Communication Part Three)". Episode Eighteen – On The Placebo Protest (Skepticism And Communication Part Three). http://tokenskeptic.org/2010/05/01/episode-eighteen-on-the-placebo-protest-skepticism-and-communication-part-three/. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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