The Amaz!ng Meeting 9

TAM 9 From Outer Space

57 speakers

Coverage of The Amaz!ng Meeting 9

26 sessions

Day 1 Thursday 14th July 2011

• 9:00am Workshop 1: Making UFOs: Reality and Illusion

  presented by James Underdown and James McGaha

• 9:00am Workshop 2: Defending Evolution in the Classroom and Beyond

  presented by Eugenie Scott, Josh Rosenau and Donald Prothero

• 11:00am Workshop 3: Investigating Monster Mysteries

  presented by Benjamin Radford, Karen Stollznow and Blake Smith

• 11:00am Workshop 4: Oh, No. Not Again! Recurring Themes in Medical Mythology

  presented by Steven Novella, David Gorski, Kimball Atwood, Harriet A. Hall and Mark Crislip

• 2:00pm Workshop 5: Problems in Paranormal Investigation

  presented by Joe Nickell, Ph.D., Banachek and Matthew Baxter

• 2:00pm Workshop 6: How to Effectively Create and Manage a Campaign of Grassroots Skepticism

  presented by Desiree Schell, Brian Thompson and Lyz Liddell

• 4:00pm Workshop 7: Skepticism in the Classroom

  presented by Matt Lowry, Barbara Drescher and Michael Blanford

• 4:00pm Workshop 8: Advancing Skepticism Online

  presented by Tim Farley, Brian Dunning, Derek Colanduno, Robynn McCarthy, Maria Myrback and Cristina Rad

• 7:00pm Welcome Reception

  presented by James Randi

• 9:00pm Rebecca Watson Game Show & Variety Hour

  presented by Rebecca Watson, Richard Wiseman, George Hrab, Jennifer Ouellette and Phil Plait

Day 2 Friday 15th July 2011

• 9:15am The Believing Brain

  presented by Michael Shermer

• 9:45am Skepticism on TV

  presented by Joe Nickell, Ph.D., Michael Shermer, James Randi, Phil Plait, Richard Wiseman and Sadie Crabtree

• 11:00am Deja Vu All Over Again: Denialism of Climate Change and Evolution

  presented by Eugenie Scott

• 11:30am A Skeptical Look at Aliens

  presented by PZ Myers

• 12:00pm Project Alpha Retrospective

  presented by Jamy Ian Swiss and James Randi

• 3:45pm Our Future in Space

  presented by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Phil Plait, Bill Nye, Lawrence Krauss and Pamela L. Gay

Day 3 Saturday 16th July 2011

• 9:00am Winning Hearts And Minds for Skepticism

  presented by Sadie Crabtree

• 3:45pm Dissent and Dissonance: The Science and Art of Argument

  presented by Carol Tavris

• 4:45pm The Magic of Reality (Sneak Preview)

  presented by Richard Dawkins

Day 4 Sunday 17th July 2011

• 8:00am Skepticism 101: Things Every Skeptic Should Know

  presented by David Richards

• 8:15am Skepticism and Investing - Guaranteed Mutual Funds

  presented by Phil Ferguson

• 8:30am The Promotion of Non-Science-Based Healthcare by Chiropractors in the City of Los Angeles

  presented by William M. London

• 8:50am The Media Isn’t Calling Your Skeptics Group, and It’s Your Fault

  presented by Michael Hartwell

• 9:10am Guerilla Skepticism in Wikipedia

  presented by Susan Gerbic

• 9:25am Hear So They Will Listen: Using Rogerian Argumentation to Discuss Supernatural and Paranormal Claims

  presented by Dylan A. Keenberg

• 9:50am Emotions Aren’t the Enemy

  presented by Ashley F. Miller

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