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TAM 2014 - Eugenie Scott - Playing with Deception

TAM 2014 - Eugenie Scott - Playing with Deception


Frauds, hoaxes, pranks and urban legends Eugenie Scott is chair or the National Center for Science Education's Advisory Council and served as Executive Director of NCSE from 1987 to 2014....
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TAM 2014 - Paul Offit - Lessons From the Past

TAM 2014 - Paul Offit - Lessons From the Past


Paul A. Offit, M.D., is the Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In addition, Dr. Offit...
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TAM 2014 - Steven Novella - How to Think Like a Skeptical Neurologist

TAM 2014 - Steven Novella - How to Think Like a Skeptical Neurologist


Steve Novella, M.D., is an academic clinical neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Novella is a medical advisor to Quackwatch, an associate editor of the Scientific Review...
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TAM2014 - Donald Prothero - The Mind of the Science Denier

TAM2014 - Donald Prothero - The Mind of the Science Denier


Donald Prothero taught college geology and paleontology for 35 years, at Caltech, Columbia, Occidental, Knox, Vassar, Glendale, Mt. San Antonio, and Pierce Colleges. He is the author of over...
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TAM 2014 - Sally Satel - Fifty Shades of Gray Matter

TAM 2014 - Sally Satel - Fifty Shades of Gray Matter


Healthy Skepticism and the Illuminated Brain Sally Satel, M.D., is a practicing psychiatrist and Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute where her work focuses on mental health...
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TAM2014 - Jamy Ian Swiss - A Year of Skeptic Win

TAM2014 - Jamy Ian Swiss - A Year of Skeptic Win


Jamy Ian Swiss is a magician and former Senior Fellow at The James Randi Educational Foundation. He has appeared internationally for presenters ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the Smithsonian...
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TAM2014 Panel: Junk Science, Neuroscience, and Psychological Science

TAM2014 Panel: Junk Science, Neuroscience, and Psychological Science


Featuring Scott Lillienfeld, Sally Satel, Carol Tavris, Robert Kurzban. Moderated by Sheldon Helms.
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TAM2014 - Elizabeth Loftus - The Memory Factory

TAM2014 - Elizabeth Loftus - The Memory Factory


Elizabeth Loftus is Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Irvine, where she holds positions in the Psychology, Criminology, Social Behavior, and Cognitive Sciences Departments,...
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TAM 2014 - Michael Shermer - Science & Justice

TAM 2014 - Michael Shermer - Science & Justice


Author and Skeptic Society President Michael Shermer talks about free will and moral responsibility in a secular society. Michael Shermer is the Editor-in-Chief of Skeptic Magazine and Founder...
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TAM2014 - Daniel Loxton - A Rare and Beautiful Thing

TAM2014 - Daniel Loxton - A Rare and Beautiful Thing


Author and Junior Skeptic editor Daniel Loxton on the strange, rare jewel that is skepticism Daniel is the Editor of Junior Skeptic, the kids' science section bound within Skeptic magazine....
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