Birth Name:

Barry Beyerstein

Male

Birth Date:

Mon, May 19, 1947

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Age:

76

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

Astrology Data:

Sun

27°

Tau

55'

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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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Barry Beyerstein: Sun 27 Taurus, Moon 16 Taurus, Mercury 2 Gemini, Venus 29 Aries, Mars 28 Aries, Jupiter 22 Scorpio, Saturn 3 Leo, Uranus 20 Gemini, Neptune 8 Libra, Pluto 11 Leo, Venus Conjunct Mars, Sun Conjunct Mercury, Mercury Sextile Saturn, Sun Semi Sextile Venus, Sun Semi Sextile Mars, Venus Square Saturn, Mars Square Saturn, Jupiter Quincunx Uranus, Jupiter Semi Square Neptune, Saturn Semi Square Uranus, Neptune Sextile Pluto

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