Barry Beyerstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian psychologist and scientific skeptic
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Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
About Barry Beyerstein
- Barry L Beyerstein (May 19, 1947 – June 25, 2007) was a scientific skeptic and professor of psychology at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia.
- Beyerstein's research explored brain mechanisms of perception and consciousness, the effects of drugs on the brain and mind, sense of smell and its lesser-known contributions to human cognition and emotion.
- He was founder and chair of the BC Skeptics Society.
- A Fellow and member of the Executive Council of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP), now known as the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
- Associate editor of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine Journal as well as a contributor to Skeptical Inquirer.
- Beyerstein was one of the original faculty of CSICOP's Skeptic's Toolbox. Beyerstein was a co-founder of the Canadians for Rational Health Policy and a member of the Advisory Board of the Drug Policy Foundation of Washington D.C.
- He was a founding board member of the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy and contributed to the International Journal of Drug Policy.
- According to long-time friend James Alcock, Beyerstein once addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health during discussions leading up to the passage of the Controlled Substances Act".
- Along with his brother Dale, Barry was active "in the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association".
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