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Philip E. Mason
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
Known forYouTube channel "Thunderf00t", criticism of creationism and religion, advocacy of atheism
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsCornell University, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Thesis Novel Architectures in Polymer Chemistry  (1997)
Doctoral advisorI.W. Parsons

Philip E. Mason is a British atheist, scientist, and skeptical blogger, best known for his YouTube channel, Thunderf00t. He has attained a PhD in Chemistry, and stuided multiple areas of Biochemistry.

Education

Mason received a BSc and PhD in chemistry from the University of Birmingham in 1993 and 1997, respectively. From 2003 until at least August 2010, Mason was affiliated with the University of Bristol.

Research

He worked at Cornell University's department of food science until 2011, where he studied the molecular interactions between water and sugar molecules, as well as molecular modeling with regard to proteins and guanidinium solutions. As of winter 2013, he was working at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, where he was working with a research group headed by Pavel Jungwirth. Mason has co-authored 34 scientific papers, of which he is the lead author of 20. He is still publishing research as of 2014.

Online Activities

Through his Thunderf00t channel he has made a series of videos entitled "Why do people laugh at creationists?". It mainly focuses on the arguments made in public seminars by Kent Hovind. Mason (originally known only as Thunderf00t) also became well-known for countering creationist arguments made by VenomFangX, another YouTube blogger whose videos support creationism, which resulted in an exchange that lasted almost two years, and for also countering arguments made by Ray Comfort and intelligent design proponent Casey Luskin. Additionally, Mason has interviewed Richard Dawkins, PZ Myers (whom he interviewed at Myers' workplace, the University of Minnesota, Morris) the Westboro Baptist Church, and has also debated Comfort. Controversies surrounding Mason's channel include his criticism of modern feminism, and his extended criticism of Islam, such as his support for Draw Mohammad Day.

References

  1. ^ "Phil Mason". Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. Mason, P. E. (8 April 2003). "The hydration structure of guanidinium and thiocyanate ions: Implications for protein stability in aqueous solution". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (8): 4557–4561. doi:10.1073/pnas.0735920100. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. "News". University of Bristol. August 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. Experimental molecular dynamics studies of water structuring by sugars
  5. Pluhařová, Eva (30 January 2014). "Hydration of the chloride ion in concentrated aqueous solutions using neutron scattering and molecular dynamics". Molecular Physics: 1–11. doi:10.1080/00268976.2013.875231. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. Farley, Tim (November–December 2009). "Skepticism via YouTube". Skeptical Inquirer. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. "The Richard Dawkins - Thunderf00t discussion - Thunderf00t - YouTube - RichardDawkins.net". Old.richarddawkins.net. 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  8. Myers, PZ (25 September 2010). "Thunderf00t in the lair". Pharyngula. ScienceBlogs. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  9. Thunderfoot-Westboro Baptist Church Interview
  10. Atheist YouTuber Thunderf00t Debates Banana-man Ray Comfort
  11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWxAljFlb-c
  12. Draw Muhammad Day, May 20, 2010

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