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Michael Shermer, an Uncommon card
Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 66,000
Power 162 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Michael Shermer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Michael Shermer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
From April 2001 to January 2019, he ______ a monthly Skeptic column to Scientific American magazine.
Answer
contributed. From April 2001 to January 2019, he contributed a monthly Skeptic column to Scientific American magazine. From the Michael Shermer article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Shermer was the co-producer and co-host of Exploring the Unknown, a 13-hour Fox Family television series broadcast in ____.
Answer
1990s. Shermer was the co-producer and co-host of Exploring the Unknown, a 13-hour Fox Family television series broadcast in 1999. From the Michael Shermer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Terry Labonte. Terry Labonte 91 · Operation Serval 84 · Michael Shermer 78 · Tradition 74 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in debates on pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism.
- Shermer was the co-producer and co-host of Exploring the Unknown, a 13-hour Fox Family television series broadcast in 1999.
- From April 2001 to January 2019, he contributed a monthly Skeptic column to Scientific American magazine.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Michael Shermer article was read about 66,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Michael Shermer
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Michael Shermer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : David Patton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
