Vancouver SkeptiCamp
Be the candle in the dark…
Vancouver SkeptiCamp 2011 Sponsors and Links
05 months ago
by Joe Fulgham
in News
Need more skepticism? Check out some groups and activities available to Vancouver Skeptics:
- Vancouver Skeptics in the Pub
- CFI Vancouver
- SFU Skeptics
- UBC Freethinkers
- BC Humanists
- Cafe Scientifique
- Reason Vancouver
- Caustic Soda: The Podcast
Our sponsors
Related Links
This great program will automatically warm your monitor’s color later in the day: http://stereopsis.com/flux/
Interested in an atheist women’s meetup in Vancouver? Email Natalie Nikolaeva!
Physics, General Relativity, Curvature, etc. additional information by Jim Richardson
Salman Khan’s TED talk about new educational techniques at Khan Academy.
Vancouver SkeptiCamp 2011 Schedule
05 months ago
by Joe Fulgham
in News
10:00 AM Doors Open
10:15am
Orientation and Intros – Joe Fulgham/Fred Bremmer
Infallible IQ Test – Carrie Chapman
Friendships, Skepticism and Social Media- Kerry Hassan
Psychological and Rhetorical Pitfalls in Oppositional Dialogues - Mavaddat Javid
Martial Arts and Magical Thinking – Lisa Gemino
BREAK
11:30am
Mormonism from a Skeptic’s Perspective – Ginny Landry
Why You Should Support CFI - Jamie Williams
Green Washing and Bogus Health Claims in the Lighting Industry – Marilee Welch and Douglas Welch
LUNCH BREAK
1:45pm
Back from lunch announcements – Joe Fulgham
Physics, General Relativity, Curvature, etc. – Jim Richardson
The Psychology of Religious Extremism – Simon Pratt
Mind/Body Dualism - Veronika Dikoun
Colour Science: Colour Only Exists in Your Brain – Ray Maxwell
BREAK
3:30pm
Infallible IQ Test Results – Carrie
“Mr. Nice Guy”: How to be an Interfaith Ambassador - Jakob Liljenwall
Mexican Government’s Use of GT200 to Detect Drugs – Lino Coria Mendoza
Applying Science to Science Education – Sonia Milbradt
A Mythology of Skepticism? - Rob Tarzwell
BREAK
5:15pm
Mystery Topic - Miranda Boire
The Evolution-Creation Debate – Greg Bole
Invisible Monsters, Fatal Vaginal Infections and Skeptical Thinking - Jennifer Adamson
Wrap up
6:30pm
Vancouver SkeptiCamp 2011 Event Details
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Date: Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Time: 10 am to 7 pm, but you can show up or leave whenever you like
Location: Victoria Learning Theatre
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Room 182
1961 East Mall V6T 1Z1
Maps: Google map or UBC’s Wayfinding map
This will be Vancouver’s fifth SkeptiCamp event, and we expect it to be the biggest and best yet. Come out to see and hear local skeptics give presentations, perform demonstrations, and discuss a wide range of topics related to science, skepticism, and critical thinking. Your participation will help make this event a success.
Admission: Free!
Invite your skepti-curious friends and help promote skepticism.
Talks will be lightning presentations of 10 minutes or less, so presenters will need to trim their content down to just the essentials. There’s always an opportunity for questions and audience interaction after each presentation.
Vancouver SkeptiCamp 2010 T-shirts will be available at the event for $10 each.
There is free wifi Internet access at UBC on the “ubcvisitor” network, so feel free to live-blog and Twitter during the event, and post your photos to Flickr. Use the tag “#VanSkeptiCamp” so others can search for your tweets and pictures.
Vancouver SkeptiCamp 2010 II Event Details
0Date: Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
Time: 10 am to 7 pm, but you can show up or leave whenever you like
Location: UBC’s Wesbrook Bldg. Room 100, 6174 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC
Maps: Google map or UBC’s Wayfinding map
This will be Vancouver’s fourth SkeptiCamp event, and we expect it to be the biggest and best yet. Come out to see and hear local skeptics give presentations, perform demonstrations, and discuss a wide range of topics related to science, skepticism, and critical thinking. Your participation will help make this event a success.
Admission: Free!
Invite your skepti-curious friends and help promote skepticism.
Talks will be lightning presentations of 10 minutes or less, so presenters will need to trim their content down to just the essentials. There’s always an opportunity for questions and audience interaction after each presentation.
Vancouver SkeptiCamp 2010 T-shirts will be available at the event for $10 each.
There is free wifi Internet access at UBC on the “ubcvisitor” network, so feel free to live-blog and Twitter during the event, and post your photos to Flickr. Use the tag “#VanSkeptiCamp” so others can search for your tweets and pictures.
Presentation Schedule (subject to change)
10:00 AM
Doors open
10:30 AM
Orientation
Intro to SkeptiCamp - Fred Bremmer
Wisdom of Crowds exercise (announcement) - Jesse Brydle
Skeptical Mischief on Google Maps - Jesse Brydle
Ear Candles & Illegal Medical Devices – Jamie Williams
Ten to the What?! – The Numbers of Homeopathy - Lars Martin
Why We Should Support Skeptical Organizations - Ethan Clow
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
1:45 PM
Back from lunch announcements
Interaction-free Measurement in Quantum Mechanics - David Steele
“I have no choice but to believe in X” - Takuro Ishikawa
Renewable Energy - Joel Atwater
The Logic of Statistics and/or Criminal Profiling - Masha Tkatchouk
Break
3:30 PM
Homeopathy Demonstration - Graeme Kennedy
Reason Vancouver - Ian Bushfield
Political Skepticism - Donald McLenaghen
Hamlet: The Skeptic Prince - Joe Fulgham
Break
5:10 PM
The Myth of Homework - David Wees
Rationalist Rap - Baba Brinkman
Students for Science Based Medicine Club (announcement) - Anthony Bryson
Wisdom of Crowds Results - Jesse Brydle
6:20 PM
Prize Draw & Wrap up