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Ba dum tssshhh!\nOK, bad joke. But what is pseudoscience? What are the danger signs? How can we best avoid magical thinking? How much doubt i s too much doubt? And when someone hints at a conspiracy, and your private crank-o-meter start red-lining, are you being fair?\nBecause conspiracies h appen, right?\nJoin us for a light survey of the many swamps and pitfalls t o critical thinking. Respected panelists will include Shane J. Trimmer, loc al skeptic-activist; Glenn Branch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Branc h), Deputy Director of the Natio nal Center for Science Education (NCSE); Liam McDaid, Sacramento City C ollege professor of astronomy; Sarah Strand, CSUS professor of neuroscience ; and possibly Bob Carroll, author of the Skeptic's Dictionary (http://www. skepdic.com/).\nWe've met crackpots, we know crackpots, there's some crackp ot in all of us, and yes, experts can be wrong. "Fringe" ideas have include d continental drift, powered flight, ball lightning, meteor falls. They sco ffed at Einstein. Gems hide in the sewage. But, is that the whole story? Do n't let rank crankism happen to you! Come to this meeting, listen, particip ate, have fun, and be ready to talk about your own encounters with pseudosc ience.\nAOF thanks the Sacramento Area Skeptics for planning this meeting. A great, non-cran ky group, do check them out.\n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
"My frie nd has had so much plastic surgery, he willed his body to pseudoscience ." Ba dum tssshhh!
OK, bad joke. But what is p seudoscience? What are the danger signs? How can we best avoid magical thin king? How much doubt is too much doubt? And when someone hints at a con spiracy, and your private crank-o-meter start red-lining, are you bein g fair?
Because conspiracies happen, right?
Join us for a light survey of the many swamps and pitfalls to critical thinking. Respected pan elists will include Shane J. Trimmer, local skeptic-activist; Glenn Branch, De puty Director of the National Ce nter for Science Education (NCSE); Liam McDaid, Sacramento City College professor of astronomy; Sarah Strand, CSUS professor of neuroscience; and possibly Bob Carroll, author of the Skeptic's Dictionary.
We've met crackpots, we know cra ckpots, there's some crackpot in all of us, and yes, experts can be wrong. "Fringe" ideas have included continental drift, powered flight, ball lightn ing, meteor falls. They scoffed at Einstein. Gems hide in the sewage. But, is that the whole story? Don't let rank crankism happen to you! Come to thi s meeting, listen, participate, have fun, and be ready to talk about your o wn encounters with pseudoscience.
AOF thanks the Sacramento Area Skeptics for planning
this meeting. A great, non-cranky group, do check them out.