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sarahmichigan) wrote2006-06-09 02:59 pm
sarahmichigan) wrote2006-06-09 02:59 pm
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Skeptic's Toolbox: The Healthy Skeptic
I like that they're examining health claims, and I've never been to Oregon, and there's a magic show!
http://www.skepticstoolbox.org/2006-schedule.html
some of the highlights:
Thursday, August 10
7:00–10:00 pm — Why Quack Therapies Seem to Work
-- Barry Beyerstein
Friday, August 11
9:00–10:15 am — Factors That Aid the Misinterpretation of Medical/Health Claims -- Ray Hyman
10:45am –Noon — The Floater Is in the Toilet Bowl: Flushing Out the Hidden Flaws in Alternative Medicine -- Wallace Sampson
2:00–3:15 pm — What Attracts People to Quackery? -- James Alcock
Saturday, August 12
9:00–10:15 am — The Power and Problems of Personal Testimony -- Loren Pankratz
10:45–Noon — Bogus Therapies and Self Help -- Barry Beyerstein
7:00–10:00 pm
3rd Annual “In the Trenches Award”
Close-up Magic with Jerry Andrus, Jay Frasier, Ron Friedland, Ray Hyman
http://www.skepticstoolbox.org/2006-schedule.html
some of the highlights:
Thursday, August 10
7:00–10:00 pm — Why Quack Therapies Seem to Work
-- Barry Beyerstein
Friday, August 11
9:00–10:15 am — Factors That Aid the Misinterpretation of Medical/Health Claims -- Ray Hyman
10:45am –Noon — The Floater Is in the Toilet Bowl: Flushing Out the Hidden Flaws in Alternative Medicine -- Wallace Sampson
2:00–3:15 pm — What Attracts People to Quackery? -- James Alcock
Saturday, August 12
9:00–10:15 am — The Power and Problems of Personal Testimony -- Loren Pankratz
10:45–Noon — Bogus Therapies and Self Help -- Barry Beyerstein
7:00–10:00 pm
3rd Annual “In the Trenches Award”
Close-up Magic with Jerry Andrus, Jay Frasier, Ron Friedland, Ray Hyman