Guy P. Harrison

Guy P. Harrison (born October 8, 1963) is an American author.[1] He resides in the United States and is known for his written works on science, critical thinking, history, race, and nature.

Guy P. Harrison
Harrison in 2009
Born (1963-10-08) October 8, 1963
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of South Florida

Early life and education

Harrison has degrees in history and anthropology at the University of South Florida.[2] He was influenced towards skepticism in childhood by thinking about Erich von Däniken's book Chariots of the Gods?, which theorized that Earth had been visited by aliens during antiquity.

Career

From 1992 to 2010 Harrison wrote for Cayman Free Press in the Cayman Islands as a journalist, editor and photographer. As a journalist he has interviewed people such as Jane Goodall, Chuck Yeager, Edward Teller, Paul Tibbets and Armin Lehmann. From 2014–2015 he did medical writing for Kaiser Permanente.[3] He has a blog at Psychology Today named About Thinking.[4]

Harrison has written eight books on science, skeptical and philosophical issues, beginning with 50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God in 2008. [5][6] He has been widely interviewed regarding these works on many podcasts and websites,[7][8][9] and the books have been endorsed by prominent scientists such as Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth Shostak, and Donald Johanson.[10]

Honors

Harrison was a recipient of the World Health Organization Award for Health Reporting in 1997 and the Commonwealth Media Award for Excellence in Journalism in 1994.[11]

Bibliography
  • 50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God (2008)[12]
  • Race and Reality: What Everyone Should Know about Our Biological Diversity (2010))
  • 50 Simple Questions for Every Christian (2013))
  • 50 Popular Beliefs that People Think are True (2013))
  • Think: Why You Should Question Everything (2013))
  • Good Thinking: What You Need to Know to be Smarter, Safer, Wealthier, and Wiser:Date?
  • Think Before You Like: Social Media's Effect on the Brain and the Tools You Need to Navigate Your Newsfeed (2017))
  • What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why you Should do the Opposite (Prometheus Books, 2018)[13]
  • At Least Know This: Essential Science to Enhance Your Life (Prometheus Books, 2018)[14][15]

Think Before You Like

In a review in Skeptical Inquirer magazine, researcher Ben Radford writes that Harrison examines social media offering "practical advice on media literacy and cyber self-defense". Radford states that Chapter 2 might be the most relevant to skeptics trying to "understand the psychological and social consequences of social media". Think Before You Like was published in 2017 before information about how the power of social media was used in the US Presidential elections. Yet, according to Radford, "Harrison's book will only become more timely in the coming years".[16]

At Least Know This

Reviewed in the Spring 2019 issue of Skeptical Inquirer by Russ Dobler, who writes that At Least Know This is a primer for the layperson who wants to understand what we know, not necessarily how we know it. Dobler calls this “a Herculean organizational effort” that “excels”. Harrison brings his skills as a journalist as well as his degrees in history and anthropology to discuss weighty topics “spanning all of time and space”. It almost “feels a bit like an attempt at a twenty-first century version of Cosmos” yet, some “science purists who prioritize methodology over trivia” may not agree. Dobler writes: “one step at a time. Bring the wonder, and maybe the rigor will follow”.[15]

References
  1. "Guy P. Harrison". infidels.org. January 28, 2014.
  2. "Guy P. Harrison – 50 Reasons People Give For Believing In A God". Point of inquiry. August 1, 2008.
  3. LinkedIn Guy P. Harrison Retrieved August 28, 2015
  4. Psychology Today About Thinking Retrieved August 28, 2015
  5. "Guy P. Harrison". guypharrison.com.
  6. "Guy P. Harrison". Sustainable Lens. October 31, 2013.
  7. "Skepticality Guest List". Skepticality. April 13, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  8. Point of Inquiry August 1, 2008 Guy P. Harrison – 50 Reasons People Give For Believing In A God Retrieved August 27, 2015
  9. Patheos.com June 20, 2008 Book Review: 50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God by Guy P. Harrison Retrieved August 27, 2015
  10. LinkedIn Guy P. Harrison Retrieved August 28, 2015
  11. "Guy P. Harrison". Guest Profile. Skepticality. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  12. Harrison, Guy P. (2008). 50 reasons people give for believing in a god. Prometheus Books. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-59102-567-2.
  13. Frazier, Kendrick (2018). "New and Notable". Skeptical Inquirer. Committee for Skeptical Inquirer. 42 (4): 61.
  14. Frazier, Kendrick (2018). "New and Notable". Skeptical Inquirer. Committee for Skeptical Inquirer. 42 (4): 60.
  15. Dobler, Russ (2019). "What We Know: A Lay Public Primer". Skeptical Inquirer. 43 (2): 60–61.
  16. Radford, Ben (2018). "This is Your Brain on Social Media". Skeptical Inquirer. Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. 42 (5): 62.
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