Summary: Austin has lectured and published widely on issues at the intersection of science, religion, ethics, and society. He works for the Center for Inquiry, a think tank affiliated with the State University of New York at Buffalo. He serves as director of research and education; executive editor of Philo, an academic journal specializing in philosophical naturalism; a contributor to the magazines Skeptical Inquirer and Free Inquiry, and chair of the New York office. In 2002 he earned a doctorate in philosophy. He lives in New York City.
