Gábor Hraskó
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Gábor Hraskó at the 14th European Skeptics Congress in Budapest 2010.
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| Born | 26 August 1963 Budapest |
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| Residence | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Education | Biologist (MSc) | ||
| Occupation | IT product manager | ||
| Website | xaknak |
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Gábor Hraskó (born 26 August 1963) is a Hungarian science communicator and skeptic, well-known within the Hungarian and international movement as the president of the Hungarian Skeptic Society and chairman of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations. He is a member of the Club of Hungarian Science Journalists, author of the "X-Aknák" popular science blog, and was co-editor and co-host of the television series of the same name. Hraskó is a scientific and technical consultant for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
He's the oldest son of Péter Hraskó, renowned physicist, recognised for his research and teaching activities on the field of relativity.
Following his high school graduation in 1981, he went on to study biology at the Eötvös Loránd University, where he finished his studies with a Research Master's degree in 1987. After that he worked as a biologist at the Zoology Department of the Hungarian Natural History Museum until 1989, when he moved on to the field of IT.
His first science education writings were published in 1999 in the Hungarian journal Természet Világa, in a special column that lasted 3 issues and was given the title Szkeptikus Sarok (translates as 'Skeptical Corner'). This was followed by several other articles, but in 2001 he started his own skeptical blog with the title X-Aknák (translates to 'X-Mines', with reference to the then very popular series, the X-Files).
In 2003 the same title was used for a TV series he co-edited and co-hosted with the Hungarian quiz show host and fellow skeptic István Vágó. The show featured lively debates with proponents of pseudoscientific claims and lasted only 11 episodes before it was shut down by the channel (ATV), claiming there had been violent reactions from debated pseudoscientists and negative feedback from viewers.
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