Our friends at New Mexico Science and Reason are holding their second SkeptiCamp event. It's free and features some great speakers and fascinating topics. Learn more here.
Speakers include:
Mark Boslough – physicist and space impact expert, on claims of an ancient asteroid impact
Susan Gerbic – founder of the Guerilla Skeptics on Wikipedia, on how professional psychics employ a technique called cold reading
Melanie Trecek-King – author of “A Field Guide to Spotting Misinformation,” on her popular “Thinking Is Power” program
Kurly Tlapoyawa – local archaeologist, ethnohistorian and filmmaker, on “Debunking New Mexico’s ‘Hispanic’ Myth”
David Weinberg – professor of ophthalmology, on the bizarre practice called “Eating the Sun”
Benjamin Radford – investigator and author of 20 books, including “Scientific Paranormal Investigation: How to Solve Unexplained Mysteries,” on the Pachacamac Mystery of Peru
Matthew Lee Loftus – known as The Credible Hulk on social media, on public pushback against scientific consensus
Ruth Frazier – will discuss the legacy of her late husband, Ken Frazier, long-time editor of the Skeptical Inquirer science magazine
