The Amaz!ng Meeting 2012

An annual celebration of science, skepticism and critical thinking.

85 speakers

Coverage of The Amaz!ng Meeting 2012

90 sessions

Wednesday 11th July 2012

• 3:00pm Mac King Show at Harrah's

• 6:00pm Canadians Eating Mexican Food in USA - Pre-TAM Dinner

• 9:00pm Drinking Skeptically

• 9:00pm Skeptics in the Tiki Room

• 11:00pm Penn & The NoGodBand LIVE Warm Up Gig

  presented by Penn Jillette, HeatherHenderson, Lon Bronson Band and Mike Jones

Day 1 Thursday 12th July 2012

• 9:00am WORKSHOP 1A - Science & Skepticism 101

  presented by Kyle Hill

• 9:00am WORKSHOP 1B - From Witch-burning to God-men: Supporting Skepticism around the World

  presented by Leo Igwe, Eran Segev and Brian Thompson

• 11:00am WORKSHOP 2A - Dr. Google

  presented by David Gorski, Harriet Hall, Dr Rachael Dunlop and Steven Novella

• 11:00am WORKSHOP 2B - Promoting Skepticism at the Local Level

  presented by Brian Thompson

• 12:45pm Lunch on your own

• 12:45pm Penn's Sunday School LIVE

  presented by Penn Jillette and Michael Goudeau

• 2:00pm WORKSHOP 3B - The Future of Skepticism Online: Crowd-sourced Activism

  presented by Tim Farley, Shane Greenup and Derek Colanduno

• 2:00pm WORKSHOP 3A - Astronomy for Skeptics: Investigating “Lights” in the Sky

  presented by James McGaha

• 4:00pm WORKSHOP 4A - Investigative Methods for the Skeptic

  presented by ghostchaser, Baxter, Doctor Atlantis, Carrie Poppy, Benjamin Radford, Karen Stollznow and Ross Blocher

• 4:00pm WORKSHOP 4B - Coalition building for the Skeptical Activist

  presented by Chris Stedman, Kitty Mervine, Sharon Hill, David Niose and David Silverman

• 7:00pm Welcome Reception

  presented by DJGrothe and James Randi

• 7:00pm TAM Against Humanity

• 9:00pm Wait, Wait, Don’t Fool Me

  presented by Brian Thompson, Jamy Ian Swiss, Doctor Atlantis, Carrie Poppy and George Hrab

• 11:30pm "Play Dead" Film Screening

  presented by Teller

Day 2 Friday 13th July 2012

24 sessions presented by 85 speakers

• Future 4
• Panel 3
• Fundraising 2
• Entertainment 2
• Neuroscience 2
• Brain 2
• Podcast Recording 2
• friday 13th 2
• Science 2
• Book Signing 2
• Bacon 1
• Critical Thinking 1
• Evolution 1
• Doughnuts 1
• Art 1
• Skepticism 1
• Dinner 1
• Social 1
• Intelligent design 1
• Lunch 1

Day 3 Saturday 14th July 2012

24 sessions presented by 85 speakers

• Book Signing 3
• Future 3
• Skepticism 3
• Unofficial 3
• Entertainment 2
• Physics 2
• Podcast Recording 2
• poker 2
• Games 2
• Meetup 2
• Art 2
• Panel 2
• Magic 1
• Citizen Science 1
• Memory 1
• Keynote 1
• Vegan 1
• Evolution 1
• Social Media 1
• deception 1

Day 4 Sunday 15th July 2012

23 sessions presented by 85 speakers

• Paper 6
• Critical Thinking 2
• Unofficial 2
• Future 2
• Activism 2
• Investigation 2
• Alternative medicine 2
• Workshop 2
• Legal 2
• Panel 2
• Libel 1
• Streisand Effect 1
• Crowdsourcing 1
• Government 1
• Evolution 1
• Book Signing 1
• Fortune telling 1
• Brain 1
• Education 1
• UFOs 1

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