Skeptic's Toolbox: The Healthy Skeptic

[sarahmichigan]

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

Comments

[peggynature.livejournal.com]

Whoa, that looks like so much fun. And I'm from Oregon! It's nice! You should go!

[aackthpt.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is really cool! It's definitely the kind of thing I'd probably enjoy.