CSICON

The Conference Dedicated To Scientific Inquiry And Critical Thinking.

43 speakers

Coverage of CSICON

38 sessions

Day 1 Thursday 25th October 2012

• 12:00pm Skepchicks: Applied Skepticism: Everyday Nonsense and What You Can Do About It

  presented by Elyse Anders, Amy Davis Roth, Debbie Goddard, Heina D. and masalaskeptic

• 2:00pm Conducting Investigations

  presented by Joe Nickell, Ph.D., Benjamin Radford and James Underdown

• 6:30pm Opening Reception & Remarks

  presented by Ronald A. Lindsay, Barry Karr and Kendrick Frazier

• 7:00pm Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe: Live Broadcast!

  presented by Steven Novella, Bob Novella, Jay Novella, Rebecca the Undead and Evan Bernstein

• 9:00pm George Hrab: Geologic [mostly] Live!

  presented by George Hrab

Day 2 Friday 26th October 2012

• 7:30am Registration

• 7:30am Bookstore

• 8:00am Breakfast Buffet

• 8:30am Jon Ronson on the origin of The Men Who Stare at Goats

  presented by jonronson and Ray Hyman

• 9:00am Teaching Pseudoscience in Medical (and Other) Schools

  presented by Kimball Atwood, Harriet Hall, David Gorski, Amardeo Sarma and Eugenie Scott

• 10:00am Red Cross Blood Drive

• 11:15am Chance, Coalescence, and all that jazz

  presented by PZ Myers

• 11:50am The Science of Ghosts

  presented by Joe Nickell, Ph.D.

• 1:30pm Memory & Belief

  presented by Elizabeth Loftus, Indre Viskontas, Ray Hyman and James Alcock

• 3:45pm The Walrus Was Paul: The Psychology of the "Paul is Dead" Hoax

  presented by Massimo Polidoro

• 4:30pm Discussion of CSI Roadtrip

  presented by Richard Wiseman, jonronson and Rebecca the Undead

• 5:15pm Science Fandom: Creating Skeptical Heroes

  presented by Sara E. Mayhew

• 7:00pm Outdoor Courtyard Barbeque

• 9:00pm Halloween Costume Party

  presented by Rebecca the Undead

Day 3 Saturday 27th October 2012

• 7:30am Registration

• 7:30am Bookstore

• 8:00am Breakfast Buffet

• 9:30am Gender Issues & Science

  presented by Richard Lippa, Carol Tavris and Ronald A. Lindsay

• 11:45am Why the Tennessee Academic Freedom Act Matters to YOU

  presented by Eugenie Scott

• 1:30pm Science & Public Policy

  presented by chrismooney_, Ronald A. Lindsay, Dan Kahan and Kendrick Frazier

• 3:45pm Mass Hysteria: Madness, Myths, and Truths

  presented by Benjamin Radford

• 4:30pm The Rise and Fall of Placebo Medicine

  presented by Steven Novella

• 5:15pm Weapons of Fraud: How con criminals scam the public and what we can do about it

  presented by Anthony Pratkanis

• 6:30pm Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe Dinner

  presented by Steven Novella, Bob Novella, Jay Novella, Rebecca the Undead and Evan Bernstein

• 6:30pm Downtown Honky Tonk Bus Trip

• 11:00pm Starry, Starry Night - CANCELLED

  presented by BSASNashville

• 11:59pm Houdini Séance

  presented by Joe Nickell, Ph.D.

Day 4 Sunday 28th October 2012

• 7:30am Bookstore - NOT OPEN ON SUNDAY

• 7:30am Breakfast Buffet

• 9:00am Will Christmas Come This Year?

  presented by David Morrison

• 9:45am How to Think About Weird News: People Really Believe This Stuff

  presented by Sharon Hill

• 10:30am The Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Psychological Sources of Everyday Misunderstanding

  presented by Scott Lilienfeld

• 11:45am Coffee & Conversation with the CSI Executive Council

  presented by Ray Hyman, Amardeo Sarma, Leonard Tramiel, Barry Karr, Ronald A. Lindsay, Kendrick Frazier, James Alcock, Scott Lilienfeld and Eugenie Scott

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