Sessions at The Amaz!ng Meeting 2012 about Future

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Thursday 12th July 2012

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

  by Tim Farley, Derek Colanduno and Shane Greenup

  Skeptic blogs and podcasts are plentiful and excellent, but often end up “preaching to the choir” of the already skeptical. Are there ways to use other online tools to reach out to the general public? This workshop will explore the use of skeptic crowdsourcing to accomplish that. Technologies covered will include Wikipedia, Web of Trust, Fishbarrel, StackExchange, Universal Subtitles, Foursquare, Yelp and the new tool RBUTR. We’ll also take a look at upcoming new tools that are not yet available.

  Requires separate ticket or All Workshop Pass.

  • Activism
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Future
  • Internet
  • Skepticism
  • Workshop

  At 2:00pm to 3:45pm, Thursday 12th July

  In Sonoma C/D, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage note video

Friday 13th July 2012

• The Future of the Creationism and Evolution Controversy

  by Eugenie Scott

  • Creationism
  • Evolution
  • Future
  • Intelligent design

  At 10:00am to 10:30am, Friday 13th July

  In Grand Ballroom, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage video

• PANEL - Skepticism about the Future: Techno-optimism vs. Reality?

  by Steven Novella, Michael Shermer, Michael Vassar, Stephen Macknik and juliagalef

  Panelists include Michael Vassar, Michael Shermer, Steven Novella, and Stephen Macknik.

  Moderated by Julia Galef

  • Future
  • Panel

  At 10:45am to 11:45am, Friday 13th July

  In Grand Ballroom, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage video video

• Future of Skepticism: New Adventures in Critical Thinking

  by Jennifer Hecht

  • Art
  • Critical Thinking
  • Future

  At 11:45am to 12:15pm, Friday 13th July

  In Grand Ballroom, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage video

• PANEL - The Future of Skepticism

  by Tim Farley, DJGrothe, Jamy Ian Swiss, Barbara Drescher and Reed Esau

  Panelists include Jamy Ian Swiss, Tim Farley, Reed Esau, and Barbara Drescher.

  Moderated by D.J. Grothe.

  • Future
  • Panel
  • Skepticism

  At 2:45pm to 3:45pm, Friday 13th July

  In Grand Ballroom, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage video

Saturday 14th July 2012

• Doomsdays and 2012 Mayan Prophecy

  by Benjamin Radford

  • Fortune telling
  • Future

  At 8:00am to 8:30am, Saturday 14th July

  In Grand Ballroom, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage video video

• Social Networks: Civilizing the Future

  by R. Elisabeth Cornwell

  • Future
  • Social Media

  At 3:45pm to 4:15pm, Saturday 14th July

  In Grand Ballroom, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage video

• The Future, and Nothing

  by Lawrence Krauss

  • Future
  • Physics

  At 4:15pm to 5:15pm, Saturday 14th July

  In Grand Ballroom, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

Sunday 15th July 2012

• You Are the Future of Skepticism on the Internet

  by Tim Farley

  • Activism
  • Crowdsourcing
  • Future
  • Internet

  At 2:15pm to 2:45pm, Sunday 15th July

  In Grand Ballroom, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage video note transcript write-up video

• WORKSHOP 5A - How to Tell the Future

  by Ray Hyman

  Participants will be instructed on how to do “psychic” or character readings. They will also will perform readings on each other. The goal is not to increase the number of cold readers, but to show how easily a cold reading can convince people they have experienced the supernatural.

  Requires separate ticket or All Workshop Pass.

  • Activism
  • deception
  • Fortune telling
  • Future
  • Workshop

  At 4:30pm to 7:15pm, Sunday 15th July

  In Sonoma A/B, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa

  Coverage video video