Fang Zhouzi
Fang Zhouzi | |
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方舟子 | |
Fang in 2012 | |
| Born | Fang Shimin September 28, 1967 Yunxiao County, Fujian, China |
| Alma mater | University of Science and Technology of China (B.S.) Michigan State University (Ph.D.) |
| Occupations | Science writer, reporter |
| Known for | President of New Threads website on Chinese culture Anti-fraud campaign |
| Spouse | Liu Juhua |
| Awards | John Maddox Prize |
Fang Shimin (Chinese: 方是民; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Png Sī-bîn), better known by his pen name Fang Zhouzi (Chinese: 方舟子; pinyin: Fāng Zhōuzǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Png Chiu-chú; born 28 September 1967), is a Chinese popular science writer and co-founder of New Threads (simplified Chinese: 新语丝; traditional Chinese: 新語絲; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sin-gí-si), a popular science publication and website. Fang is known for his campaigns against pseudoscience and fraud in China, which have led to high-profile feuds with figures such as Han Han and Luo Yonghao and have also drawn accusations of vigilantism and populism. After criticizing Zhou Xiaoping in 2014 and subsequently being blacklisted by the Chinese government, Fang has lived in the United States.