RfRx - Scientific Skepticism: Being Rationable with Abhijit Chanda

This week on RfRx, Abhijit Chanda joins us to discuss scientific skepticism and share tips for applying critical and scientific thinking to our everyday lives. If you are trying to find the facts about a topic, questioning your beliefs and looking for truth in the world, you've come to the right place. Bring your questions for Abhijit and come learn with us about science, pseudoscience, and quackery!

Abhijit is a science communicator, writer, public speaker, voice artist and founder of Rationable, which promotes science and skepticism through the website[ www.berationable.com](http://www.berationable.com/), the Youtube Channel, Rationable, and the podcast The Rationable Podcast. He has interviewed prominent scientists, skeptics, atheist activists and science communicators for his platform, covering topics like psychics, archaeology, health policies, neurology, religion and food while also doing deep dives into topics like alternative medicine, health and fad diets. These interviews include the likes of Leonard Tramiel, Mick West, Paul Offit, Robert Palmer, Susan Gerbic, Mark Edward, Sanal Edemaruku, Seth Andrews and many more.

Through these platforms, he also promotes the importance of civil, respectful discussions about controversial topics, Socratic questioning, and countering the toxic arguments that happen on social media platforms.

Since he has started, he has been a guest on The Skeptic Zone podcast, the Vimoh Live podcast and stream, has been interviewed for the Skeptical Inquirer magazine, and spoken at events like the Indian Brights Society Atheists Conference 2022 in Pune, India; Skeptics In The Pub 2022 in Australia; SkeptiCal 2022 for the Bay Area Skeptics; and DragonCon 2020. You can watch some of his talks in this Youtube playlist:[ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVmFSXljz-qhzJlgnS8iEzO4GAVGmbxxQ](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVmFSXljz-qhzJlgnS8iEzO4GAVGmbxxQ)

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