Richard Saunders (skeptic)
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At New Zealand Skeptics conference 2016
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28 November 1965 Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Residence | Sydney, Australia | ||||
| Known for | Skepticism, origami, author, podcaster | ||||
| Website |
http://skepticzone.tv/ and http://www.mysteryinvestigators.com
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Richard Saunders (born 28 November 1965) is an Australian skeptic, podcaster, and professional origamist. He received recognition by the Australian Skeptics with a Life Membership in 2001 for his contributions to the organisation. Saunders was twice president of the Australian Skeptics, and he founded Sydney Skeptics in the Pub. He has presented on skepticism, represented the Australian Skeptics on television and radio shows, and is the co-host of the Skeptic Zone podcast.
Born in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, Saunders traveled internationally with his family in his early life, since his father, Rev. Robert H. Saunders, a Methodist preacher, took the family to live in Tribune, Saskatchewan, Canada from 1968-1969. Returning to Australia, Saunders attended a variety of primary schools in Mullumbimby, Lithgow, and graduated from Woy Woy High School in 1984.
After graduating from high school, Saunders joined educational publisher Ashton Scholastic and sold educational software for Apple II and Commodore 64 home computers. In 1988 he began authoring over twenty books on origami, which subsequently were featured on the Australian children's television program Wombat, The ABC Afternoon Show, and similar programs.
He also worked as a web designer for The Advance Bank of Australia and Commonwealth Bank and in 1999 was transferred to EDS, where he designed the interface for netBank online banking and worked for two years before joining GreenStone Pty Ltd as a web designer for three years.
From 2005 - 2008 he worked part-time as a film and TV extra, appearing in the background in such feature films as Superman Returns and Australia as well as in the background in the TV shows All Saints (TV series) and Home and Away.
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