Gunnar Tjomlid
Gunnar Roland Tjomlid (born 3 August 1974) is a Norwegian skeptic, secular humanist[1] blogger, and author.
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| Born | 3 August 1974 Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Did not complete a bachelor degree, however did start several modules at university level. Self-taught skeptic. |
| Occupation | Writer, skeptical activist |
Early life
Tjomlid was born to a Norwegian father and English mother in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, where he lived until he was two years old. He then mostly resided in Tonstad in Sirdal municipality.
He was a Christian and a believer in some pseudosciences before becoming a skeptic and an atheist.[2]
Blogging and podcasting
He started the blog Unfiltered Perception in 2006, which changed name to Saksynt in 2013.
He was on the panel of Norwegian podcast Saltklypa from 2010 to 2012.
In 2013 he published the book Placebodefekten[3] which is about alternative medicine.
In 2010 he received the award Tordenbloggen[4] and in 2014 he received an award in Vixen Blog Awards 2013.[5]
Bibliography
References
- "Gunnar Roland Tjomlid on about.me".
- Forbund, Human-Etisk (21 September 2011). "Forteller om ferden fra nyåndelighet til kritisk tenkning: Mange skeptikere har bakgrunn som alternativtroende".
- "Placebodefekten (pocket) – Humanist forlag AS". humanistforlag.no.
- "Årets tordneste blogg er... denne! – Saksynt". 20 December 2010.
- Klokk, Ida B. "Her er vinnerne av årets Vixen Blog Awards".
External links
- Saksynt – The blog of Gunnar Tjomlid
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