Skeptrack 2012

Critical Thought at Dragon*Con

48 speakers

Coverage of Skeptrack 2012

32 sessions

Scientific Paranormal Workshop I Day 1 from 7pm to 10pm Thursday 30th August 2012

Main Track Events Day 2 from 10am to 11pm Friday 31st August 2012

• 10:00am Skeptrack Kick Off 2012

  presented by Steven Novella, Brian Brushwood, Benjamin Radford, James Randi, Margaret Downey, Eugenie Scott and Mark Edward

• 11:30am Skepticism 101

  presented by Steven Novella

• 1:00pm The Reason Rally is Over! Now what?

  presented by David Silverman

• 2:30pm Curiosity and the Skeptic

  presented by Jeff Wagg

• 4:00pm Remembering "Billion Dollar Babies"

  presented by Alice Cooper and James Randi

• 5:30pm Psychic Readings for Fun and Prophet

  presented by Mark Edward

• 7:00pm Stealth Skepticism

  presented by Rebecca Watson, Scott Sigler, Michael A Stackpole, Gail Martin, Amy Davis Roth, Brian Thompson and Steven Novella

• 8:30pm Sex and the Spirits: Ghost Porn

  presented by Benjamin Radford

• 10:00pm Quiz-o-Tron 2000

  presented by Rebecca Watson, George Hrab, Phil Plait, Jay Novella, Ken Plume, Doc Hammer, James Urbaniak and Amber Nash

Main Track Events Day 3 from 10am to 11pm Saturday 1st September 2012

• 10:00am Reality is a Lie: Skepticism and 'Reality' TV

  presented by Ashley F. Miller

• 11:30am Scam Your Way Into Anything

  presented by Brian Brushwood

• 1:00pm Is Popular Science Reliable Science?

  presented by Barbara Drescher and Ani Aharonian

• 2:30pm American Freethought LIVE!

  presented by John C. Snider

• 4:00pm Psychic Blues and How I Got Them

  presented by Mark Edward

• 5:30pm Monster Talk LIVE!

  presented by Doctor Atlantis and Benjamin Radford

• 7:00pm Wait, Wait, Don’t Fool Me!

  presented by Brian Thompson, Rebecca Watson, George Hrab and Brian Brushwood

• 8:30pm The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe LIVE

  presented by Steven Novella, Jay Novella, Bob Novella, Evan Bernstein and Rebecca Watson

Main Track Events Day 4 from 10am to 11pm Sunday 2nd September 2012

• 10:00am 2012 - Don't Panic!

  presented by Scott Sigler, Phil Plait, Pamela L. Gay, Widgett Walls and Dr. Ali Khan

• 11:30am From Puppets to Print

  presented by Amy Davis Roth, masalaskeptic, AbruptMedia and Charles Pillsbury

• 1:00pm Ignorance Becomes Intolerance: The Truth About Religious Liberty

  presented by Kelly Damerow

• 2:30pm Mass Hysteria: Madness, Myths and Truths

  presented by Benjamin Radford

• 4:00pm Skeptical Activism: How Far is Going Too Far?

  presented by Mark Edward

• 5:30pm Irrational and Mistaken

  presented by Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt

• 5:30pm James Randi: Why Skepticism Matters

  presented by James Randi and Brian Thompson

• 7:00pm The Odds Must Be Crazy: Figures Are Stranger Than Fiction

  presented by Wendy Hughes, Jarrett Kaufman and Barbara Drescher

• 8:30pm Deja Vu: Denialism of Climate Change and Evolution

  presented by Eugenie Scott

• 10:00pm Geologic LIVE!

  presented by George Hrab

Main Track Events Day 5 from 10am to 4pm Monday 3rd September 2012

• 10:00am Attracting a Mix: Skeptics and Believers

  presented by Sharon Hill, Nicole and Tim Farley

• 11:30am The Georgia Guidestones

  presented by Raymond Wiley

• 1:00pm How You Can Make the Internet More Skeptical With One Mouse Click

  presented by Tim Farley

• 2:30pm How Slippery is the Slope Between Same-Sex Marriage and Polyamory?

  presented by Dr. Elisabeth Sheff

• 4:00pm Wrap-Up and Feedback

  presented by Jay Novella, David Silverman, Evan Bernstein, Margaret Downey and Eugenie Scott

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