What key details about michael shermer can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: michael brant shermer -lrb- born september 8 , 1954 -rrb- is an american science writer , historian of science , founder of the skeptics society , and editor in chief of its magazine '' skeptic '' , which is largely devoted to investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims . the skeptics society currently has over 55,000 members . shermer also engages in debates on topics pertaining to pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism . shermer is also the producer and co-host of the 13-hour fox family television series '' exploring the unknown '' . since april 2001 , he has been a monthly columnist for '' scientific american '' magazine with his '' skeptic '' column . he is also a scientific advisor to the american council on science and health -lrb- acsh -rrb- . shermer was once a fundamentalist christian , but ceased to believe in the existence of god during his graduate studies . he accepts the labels agnostic , nontheist , atheist and others . he has expressed reservations about such labels for his lack of belief in a god , however , as he sees them being used in the service of '' pigeonholing '' , and prefers to simply be called a skeptic . he also describes himself as an advocate for humanist philosophy as well as the science of morality .
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- residence is altadena , california , usa- title is editor-in-chief at claremont graduate university and adjunct professor at chapman university of '' skeptic '' , senior research fellow- caption is shermer 8 , 2007 . on the skeptics society geology tour on june- birth name is michael brant shermer- birth date is 08 september 1954- name is michael shermer- image size is 200px- occupation is academic historian of science and editor- image is michael shermer wiki portrait4.jpg- alma mater is pepperdine university -lrb- m.a. , 1978 -rrb- claremont graduate university -lrb- university ph.d. , 1991 -rrb- -lrb- b.a. , 1976 -rrb- california state