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词条 Brian Dunning (author)
释义

  1. Biography

     Buylink  Skeptical activism  Wire fraud case 

  2. Skeptoid podcast

     Skeptoid honors 

  3. Publications

  4. References

  5. External links

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Brian Andrew Dunning (born 1965) is an American writer and producer who focuses on science and skepticism.[1] He has hosted a weekly podcast, Skeptoid, since 2006, and he is an author of a series of books on the subject of scientific skepticism, some of which are based on the podcast. Skeptoid has been the recipient of several podcast awards such as the Parsec Award. Dunning has also created the Skeptoid.org spin-off video series, inFact, and The Feeding Tube both available on YouTube.

Dunning has produced two educational films on the subject of critical thinking, Here be Dragons in 2008, and Principles of Curiosity in 2017.[2]

Dunning co-founded Buylink, a business-to-business service provider, in 1996, and served at the company until 2002. He later became eBay's second biggest affiliate marketer; he has since been convicted of wire fraud through a cookie stuffing scheme. In August 2014, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for the company obtaining between $200,000 and $400,000 through wire fraud.[3]

Biography

Buylink

In 1996 Dunning co-founded and was chief technology officer for Buylink Corporation.[4] Buylink received venture capital funding from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.[5] In 2000 he participated in a presentation on Buylink at The Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum called Bricks to Clicks in the New Internet Reality.[6] He discussed the company on CNNfn's Market Call, in Rhonda Schaffler's Maverick of the Morning segment.[7] In 2002, Dunning left his position as CTO of BuyLink.[8]

Between 1997 and 2005 he was technical editor for FileMaker Advisor Magazine,[9] and contributing editor of ISO FileMaker Magazine, 1996–2002,[10] winning one of the FileMaker Excellence Awards at the 2001 FileMaker Developers Conference.[11]

Skeptical activism

Beginning in 2006, Dunning hosted and produced Skeptoid, a weekly audio podcast dedicated "to furthering knowledge by blasting away the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture, and replacing them with way cooler reality."[12] He is also the author of the book of the same title and a sequel.

Beginning in 2007, Dunning periodically released video episodes of his InFact series. Each episode is under four minutes long and covers issues similar to those explored in more depth in the Skeptoid podcast, but is intended to reach a wider audience due to its brevity and availability on YouTube.[13]

In 2008 Dunning produced Here Be Dragons, a free 40 minute video introduction to critical thinking intended for general audiences,[14] and received an award from the Portland Humanist Film Festival for this in November 2011.[15]

In 2010 Dunning was awarded the Parsec Award for "Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast".[16] In August 2010 he received an award recognizing his contributions in the skeptical field from the Independent Investigations Group (IIG) during its 10th Anniversary Gala.[17]

In June 2017 Dunning's second film, Principles of Curiosity, was released. According to Dunning, this "presents a general introduction to the foundations of scientific skepticism and critical thinking... It is nonprofit, noncommercial, and licensed for free public and private screenings. It is provided with free educational materials for teachers, designed for high school through college. It is suitable for all audiences. Its 40-minute runtime should fit into most classes."[18][19]

Dunning has written articles for Skepticblog.org, published by The Skeptics Society,[20] and was an executive producer for the unreleased network television pilot The Skeptologists.[21]

He is a member of the National Association of Science Writers,[22] and {{anchor|Thunderwood College}} is the "Chancellor" of the non-accredited "Thunderwood College", a parody of unaccredited institutions of higher learning which offer "degrees" in a variety of subjects.[23]

Wire fraud case

In August 2008, eBay filed suit against Dunning, accusing him of defrauding eBay and eBay affiliates in a cookie stuffing scheme for his company, Kessler's Flying Circus. In June 2010, based on the same allegations and following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a grand jury indicted Dunning on charges of wire fraud.[24] On April 15, 2013, in the San Jose, California, U.S. District Court, as part of a plea agreement, Dunning pleaded guilty to wire fraud.[25]

From an agreement of the parties, the eBay civil suit was dismissed in May 2014 and Dunning was sentenced in August 2014 to fifteen months in prison for the company receiving between $200,000 and $400,000 in fraudulent commissions from eBay.[26][27][28][29]

Skeptoid podcast

{{See also|List of skeptical podcasts}}Skeptoid is Dunning's weekly podcast. The show follows an audio essay format, and is dedicated to the critical examination of pseudoscience and the paranormal. In May 2012, Skeptoid Media became a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit.[30]

Along with similarly themed Point of Inquiry, Skepticality: The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine, and The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, it is listed on an iTunes (US) web page of popular science and medicine podcasts.[31] In May 2014, Skeptoid’s website reported that the podcast had a weekly average of 161,000 downloads.[32]

Each roughly ten-minute Skeptoid episode focuses on a single issue that is generally pseudoscientific in nature. Transcriptions of the episodes are available on line,[33] and usually fall into one of four categories:

  • Quackery medical modalities: such as homeopathy, reflexology, detoxification, or chiropractic
  • Popular cultural misconceptions: such as organic foods, SUVs, and global warming
  • Urban legends: such as crop circles, the Amityville Horror, the Phoenix Lights, or the Philadelphia Experiment
  • Religion and mythology: such as creation legends, New Age religions, and concepts of sin

Beginning in 2007, Dunning authored a series of books based upon the Skeptoid podcast episodes.[34][35][36][37][38][39]

Despite his shift away from the technology industry, Dunning continues to do computer programming, and does web development for his Skeptoid website.[40]

Skeptoid honors

Skeptoid was a 2009 Podcast Awards finalist in the Education category.[41]

In 2010, Skeptoid won the Parsec Award for "Best Fact Behind the Fiction" podcast.[42] Also in 2010, Skeptoid was recognized for "Outstanding Contribution to Science and Skepticism" by the Independent Investigations Group (IIG).[43]{{better source|date=August 2017}}

Publications

  • {{cite book | title = Strapping Young Lads |edition=1 | publisher = Xlibris Corp | year = 2001 | page = 272 | isbn =978-1401011680}}
  • {{cite book | title = Strapping Young Lads |edition=2 | publisher = Thunderwood Press | year = 2014 | page = 322 | isbn =978-1500854072}}
  • {{cite book |first1=Brian |last1=Dunning| first2=Allyson |last2=Knox |first3=Lori |last3=Becker | title = Special Edition: Using Adobe GoLive 6| publisher = Que | year = 2003| page = 650| isbn =978-0789727275| oclc =48678473}}
  • {{cite book | title = Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena | publisher = Thunderwood Press | year = 2007 | page = 213 | isbn =978-1434821669 | oclc =287154998}}
  • {{cite book | title = Skeptoid 2: More Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena | publisher = Skeptoid Media | year = 2008 | page = 265 | isbn =978-1440422850 | oclc =589083050}}
  • {{cite book | title = Skeptoid 3: Pirates, Pyramids, and Papyrus | publisher = Skeptoid Media | year = 2011 | page = 314 | isbn =978-1453881187}}
  • {{cite book | title = Skeptoid 4: Astronauts, Aliens, and Ape-Men | publisher = Skeptoid Media | year = 2012 | page = 349 | isbn = 978-1475205657}}
  • {{cite book | title = Skeptoid 5: Massacres, Monsters, and Miracles | publisher = Skeptoid Media | year = 2013 | page = 359 | isbn = 978-1492709060}}
  • {{cite book | title = The Secret of the Gypsy Queen (illustrated by Jesse Horn) | publisher = Skeptoid Media | year = 2013 | page = 32 | isbn = 978-1477626238}}
  • {{cite video | | date = 2008 | title = Here Be Dragons: an Introduction to Critical Thinking | medium = Video | publisher = Skeptoid Media | url =http://herebedragonsmovie.com/ | OCLC = 270775142}}
  • {{cite video | date = 2017 | title = Principles of Curiosity | medium = Video | publisher = Skeptoid Media | url = http://principlesofcuriosity.com/ }}
  • {{cite book | title = Conspiracies Declassified: The Skeptoid Guide to the Truth Behind the Theories | publisher = Adams Media | year = 2018 | page = 256 | isbn = 9781507206997}}

References

1. ^{{cite news | url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/19/business/la-fi-mo-cookie-stuffing-ebay-20130419 | title=Laguna Niguel man pleads guilty in 'cookie stuffing' scam against EBay | work=Los Angeles Times | date=April 19, 2013 | last=Vincent | first=Roger }}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/principles_of_curiosity_review|title=Principles of Curiosity Review - CSI|last=Gerbic|first=Susan|date=2017-07-26|website=www.csicop.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170726211121/https://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/principles_of_curiosity_review|archive-date=2017-07-26|dead-url=|access-date=2017-10-28}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Laguna Niguel Man Receives 15-Month Prison Term for Defrauding eBay|url=https://www.fbi.gov/sanfrancisco/press-releases/2014/laguna-niguel-man-receives-15-month-prison-term-for-defrauding-ebay|website=fbi.gov/sanfrancisco|accessdate=22 July 2015}}
4. ^{{cite press release|title=Buylink Names Robert Honeycutt to CEO Post; Seasoned Executive to Accelerate Buylink's Expansion|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Buylink+Names+Robert+Honeycutt+to+CEO+Post%3B+Seasoned+Executive+to...-a066571936|accessdate=July 7, 2012|publisher=Business Wire, via The Free Library|date=November 1, 2000}}
5. ^{{cite press release|url=http://www.bizwiz.com/bizwizwire/pressrelease/1575/8j88ssj4xjeyejkf88y.htm|title=Buylink Closes Series A Venture Capital Funding Led By Hummer Winblad Venture Partners|publisher=Corporate NewsNet|date=April 24, 2000}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/entrepreneurs.html|title=UC Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum|publisher=UC Berkeley|accessdate=July 24, 2011}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSmWwJRFcsQ|format=YouTube video|title=Brian Dunning on CNNfn, for Buylink Video|publisher=inFact with Brian Dunning channel on YouTube|accessdate=May 31, 2014}}
8. ^{{cite podcast| url = http://meettheskeptics.libsyn.com/mts-meet-brian-dunning| title = MTS : Meet Brian Dunning| publisher = Meet the Skeptics!| host = Christopher Brown| date = 3 April 2011| accessdate = 24 May 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://filemakeraddict.blogspot.com/2005/12/brian-dunningsoftware-venture.html|title=Brian Dunning Software Venture Consultant Technical Editor, FileMaker Advisor magazine|publisher=File Maker Addict|date=December 12, 2005|accessdate=March 14, 2011}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.filemakermagazine.com/articles/browse-mode-with-brian-dunning.html-4 |title=Browse Mode with Brian Dunning |publisher=FileMaker Magazine |date=April 10, 2010 |accessdate=March 14, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001212017/http://www.filemakermagazine.com/articles/browse-mode-with-brian-dunning.html-4 |archivedate=October 1, 2011 }}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.troi.com/news/dc2001/excellence.html|title=Peter Baanen receives FileMaker Pro Excellence Award at FileMaker DevCon 2001.|publisher=Troi|date=August 14, 2001|accessdate=March 14, 2011}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://skeptoid.com/about.php|title=Skeptoid: Critical Analysis Podcast|publisher=skeptoid.com|accessdate=December 13, 2011|oclc=461308119}}
13. ^{{cite web|last1=Dunning|first1=Brian|title=Welcome to inFactVideo.com|url=http://infactvideo.com/|website=InfactVideo.com|publisher=Skeptoid Media|accessdate=24 June 2017}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262906/|title = Here Be Dragons|year=2008|oclc=270775142}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.humanistfest.com/PHFF/Home.html |title=Portland Humanist Film Festival |date= |accessdate=November 17, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109233645/http://www.humanistfest.com/PHFF/Home.html |archivedate=November 9, 2011 |df= }}
16. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20101120235425/http://parsecawards.com/2010winners 2010 Parsec Awards] (archived version).
17. ^IIG Awards
18. ^{{cite web|last1=Dunning|first1=Brian|title=Principles of Curiosity|url=http://principlesofcuriosity.com/| website=PrinciplesOfCuriosity.com|publisher=Skeptoid Media|accessdate=24 June 2017}}
19. ^{{cite web|last1=Brian|first1=Dunning|title=Principles of Curiosity|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKY6jJbyCo0&t|website=Youtube.com|publisher=Skeptoid Media|accessdate=24 June 2017}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://skepticblog.org/author/dunning/|title = Skepticblog.org: About Brian Dunning}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.skeptologists.com/|title = The Skeptologists}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nasw.org/find-writer?name=Dunning|title=National Association of Science Writers}}
23. ^"Thunderwood College"
24. ^{{Cite journal | last =Anderson | first =Nate | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title =How "Kessler’s Flying Circus" cookie-stuffed its way to $5.2M from eBay | publisher =ArsTechnica | date =April 18, 2013 | url =https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/04/how-kesslers-flying-circus-cookie-stuffed-its-way-to-5-2m-from-ebay/ | accessdate = 2013-04-21 | postscript ={{inconsistent citations}}}}* {{cite web|title=eBay Inc. v. Digital Point Solutions, Inc. et al.|url=http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-candce/case_no-5:2008cv04052/case_id-206526/}}* {{cite web |url=http://www.affiliatefairplay.com/extra/dunningindictment.pdf |title=USA v. Brian Dunning, 5:10-cr-00494-JF |format=pdf |work= |accessdate=2012-11-16}}* {{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/gov.uscourts.cand.229018 |title=Case docket: USA v. Dunning |work= |accessdate=2012-11-16}}
25. ^{{cite press release | title = Laguna Niguel Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding eBay | date = 18 April 2013 | url = https://www.fbi.gov/sanfrancisco/press-releases/2013/laguna-niguel-man-pleads-guilty-to-defrauding-ebay | accessdate = 2013-04-24 | publisher=Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Francisco Division }}
26. ^{{cite web|title=Case5:08-cv-04052-EJD Document246|url=https://www.prolific.com/files.cgi/DIsmissal%20of%20eBay%20v%20Brian%20Dunning?tab=get&uuid=4PM79CBD4287SAVBLM46VDP851QT&filename=DIsmissal%20of%20eBay%20v%20Brian%20Dunning|publisher=United States District Court|accessdate=2014-05-29}}
27. ^{{cite web |title=A Message from Brian Dunning |url=http://www.briandunning.com/message.html |accessdate=August 9, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Rh4hUTvK?url=http://www.briandunning.com/message.html |archivedate=August 9, 2014 |publisher=Brian Dunning |df= }}
28. ^{{cite web|title=Case5:10-cr-00494-EJD Document77|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.229019.77.0.pdf|website=courtlistener.com|date=n.d.|publisher=Courtlistener.com|accessdate=Jan 21, 2018}}
29. ^{{cite web|last1=Dunning|first1=Brian|title=A message from Brian|url=http://www.briandunning.com/message.html}}
30. ^{{cite web |title=About Skeptoid |url=http://skeptoid.com/about.php |publisher=Skeptoid.com | accessdate=May 25, 2012}}
31. ^{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?id=1315 | title=Podcasts: Science & Medicine | work=iTunes Preview | publisher=Apple Inc. | accessdate=May 31, 2014 }}
32. ^{{cite web |title=About Skeptoid |url=http://skeptoid.com/about.php |publisher=Skeptoid.com |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6PlNknW9r?url=http://skeptoid.com/about.php |archivedate=22 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
33. ^{{cite web|last1=Dunning|first1=Brian|title=Skeptoid Episode Guide|url=https://skeptoid.com/episode_guide.php|website=Skeptoid.com|publisher=Skeptoid Media|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
34. ^{{cite web|title=Get the Skeptoid Books|url=https://skeptoid.com/book.php|website=Skeptoid.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
35. ^{{cite web|title=Skeptoid : critical analysis of pop phenomena|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/skeptoid-critical-analysis-of-pop-phenomena/oclc/287154998|website=Worldcat.org|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
36. ^{{cite web|title=Skeptoid 2 : more critical analysis of pop phenomena|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/skeptoid-2-more-critical-analysis-of-pop-phenomena/oclc/589083050&referer=brief_results|website=Worldcat.org|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
37. ^{{cite web|title=Skeptoid 3: Pirates, Pyramids, and Papyrus|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10522292-skeptoid-3|website=Goodreads.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
38. ^{{cite web|title=Skeptoid 4: Astronauts, Aliens, and Ape-Men|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15708940-skeptoid-4?ac=1&from_search=true|website=Goodreads.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
39. ^{{cite web|title=Skeptoid 5: Massacres, Monsters, and Miracles|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19100835-skeptoid-5?ac=1&from_search=true|website=Goodreads.com|accessdate=25 June 2017}}
40. ^{{cite web | title=Reflecting on 5 Years of Skeptoid | url=http://skeptoid.com/blog/2011/10/03/5-years-of-skeptoid/ | publisher=Skeptoid.com | last=Dunning | first=Brian | date=October 3, 2011 | accessdate=May 31, 2014 }}
41. ^{{cite web|title=2009 People's Choice Winners|url=http://podcastawards.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106083424/http://podcastawards.com/|archivedate=2010-01-06|publisher=Podcast Awards|accessdate=7 July 2012}}
42. ^{{cite web|title=2010 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists|url=http://www.parsecawards.com/past-awards/2010-parsec-awards-winners-finalists/|publisher=Parsec Awards|accessdate=7 July 2012}}
43. ^{{cite press release|title=Wizzard Media Congratulates Skeptoid Podcast|url=http://dotnet.sys-con.com/node/1570947|publisher=Business Wire via .NET Developer's Journal|date=October 14, 2010 | accessdate=7 July 2012}}

External links

  • Official Website
  • [https://skeptoid.org/ SKEPTOID MEDIA]
  • Skeptoid Official website
  • {{IMDb name|3077608|Brian Dunning}}
  • {{Twitter}}
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