Stony Brook, NY

• Associate Professor of Ecology & Evolution at SUNY Stony Brook
  
• Author of Tales of the Rational: Skeptical Essays about Nature and Science
• Contributor to Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer
• Exceptional creationism vs. evolution debater
• Author of the Blog Rationally Speaking
  

Massimo Pigliucci received his Doctorate in Genetics at the University of Ferrara, Italy.  His current fields of research are in plant ecological and evolutionary genetics.  He is a three-time recipient of the Oak Ridge National Laboratories Science Alliance Faculty Research Award.  Pigliucci is a faculty of the Institute for Humanist Studies’ distance adult education program.  He is a persuasive and articulate debater who can hold his own against any opponent.

 
Massimo typically speaks about such topics as:
-Creationism
-Intelligent Design
-The nature of science
-The difference between science and pseudoscience
-The relationship between science and religion

 
On January 28th, 2010, Massimo Pigliucci participated in a debate organized by the University of Alberta Atheists and Agnostics.  He was debating against Michael Horner on the question "Does God Require a Morality?"  A recording of the event can be found in two parts:
Part One
Part Two

Massimo's Skeptic and Humanist Web

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