James Alcock

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James E. Alcock
Born	December 24, 1942 Central Butte, Saskatchewan
Nationality	Canadian
Fields	Social Psychology
Institutions	York University
Alma mater	McMaster University

James E. Alcock (b. 1942) is a Professor of Psychology at York University (Canada).^[1] He has been a professor at York since 1973. Alcock received his BSc (Honours Physics) from McGill University and a PhD in Social Psychology from McMaster University. Alcock is also an amateur magician and is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Contents 1 Skepticism 2 Author 3 Media Coverage 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Skepticism

Alcock is a noted critic of parapsychology.^[2] Alcock is a Fellow and Member of the Executive Council for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. He is also a member of the The Skeptical Inquirer's Editorial Board^[3] and he is a frequent contributor to the magazine. His publications include:

• Electronic Voice Phenomena: Voices of the Dead?
• In Praise of Ray Hyman
• The Belief Engine

In 1999, a panel of skeptics named him among the two dozen most outstanding skeptics of the 20th Century.^[4]

[edit] Author

Alcock has authored and edited several books, mostly on parapsychology:

• A textbook of social psychology (2005) with D. W. Carment , S. W. Sadava^[5]
• Psi Wars: Getting to Grips with the Paranormal (2003)^[6]
• Science and Supernature: A Critical Appraisal of Parapsychology (1990)^[7]
• Parapsychology, Science or Magic?: A Psychological Perspective (1981)^[8]

[edit] Media Coverage

Alcock has been written about in several major publications such as:

• The San Francisco Chronicle^[9]
• The LA Times^[10]
• The New Scientist^[11]
• The Telegraph^[12]
• New York Times^[13]
• CBC's Quirks & Quarks^[14]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Give the null hypothesis a chance
• Podcast interview with James Alcock