International Speakers
Steven Novella, Jay Novella, Cara Santa Maria, Bob Novella, Evan Bernstein
Susan Gerbic
Mark Edward
Interstate Speakers
Dr Brad McKay
Sue Ieraci
Matt Nurse
Ross Balch
Jo Thornely
Victorian Speakers
Fiona Fidler
Brendan O’Brien
Tina Hanigan
Nicholas J Johnson
Lee Murray
Hannah Middleton
Details and Booking:
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Hear from and read about some of our presenters. CLICK on the main headings.
JAY NOVELLA video
https://www.facebook.com/theskepticscafe/videos/766998480384608/
STEVE NOVELLA video
https://www.facebook.com/theskepticscafe/videos/1083614942029593/
BOB Novella VIDEO
https://www.facebook.com/theskepticscafe/videos/367659424114328/
Susan will be talking about the Guerilla Skeptics Wikipedia Project as well as “Grief Vampires“.
SUSAN GERBIC video
https://www.facebook.com/AustralianSkepticsInc/videos/2347595002149221/
Jo is an Australian presenter that will be appearing at Skepticon2019. She is the host of Zealot, a podcast about cults, and author of a book by the same name.
JO THORNELY video
https://www.facebook.com/AustralianSkepticsInc/videos/472968326888337/
Bookings and information:
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The Skepticon2019 speaker lineup now includes:
The Skeptics Guide to the Universe
Susan Gerbic
Jo Thornely
Professor Fiona Fidler: The Replication Crisis in the Social Sciences
Dr Sue Ieraci: Medical Anti-Science Bingo
Ross Balch: Of Microbes and Monsters
Dr Brad McKay: Home Remedies That Work?
Tina Hanigan: Should Darwin have been surprised at the spread of Skeptism in Europe following his publication ‘On the Origin of Species’?
Brendan O’Brien: The Explosion of Citizen Science
Matt Nurse: Motivated numeracy – why smart people reject the facts they don’t like
and “Australia’s Honest Con Man” Nicholas J Johnson: Bullshit For Skeptics
SKEPTICON 2019’s dedicated website for information and booking is at https://skepticon.org.au
Important SKEPTICON 2019 dates:
5th December: Skeptics Trivia Night at The Clyde Hotel. Hosted by Tony Pitman and Ken Greatorex, this is a fund-raiser, at $15 per head. It’s not strictly a Skepticon event, and not just for Skepticon visitors. However, with our regular locals and regional, interstate and overseas visitors participating, this fifteenth annual Vic Skeptics Trivia night should be fun. Meal from 6:00 pm, eyes down at 7:15.
6th December: Conference commencement and “meet and greet” at The Dan O’Connell Hotel.
7th December: Two Day conference commences at Carrillo Gantner Theatre, University of Melbourne Swanston Street
7th December: Conference Dinner (sold out!)
8th December: Final day of conference
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Australian Skeptics Annual Convention, Melbourne
Friday December 6 to Sunday December 8 2019
Tickets are now available for purchase at an Early Bird rate at this link:
https://www.trybooking.com/BCZST
The Earlybird discount is 5% off standard ticket price and applies to both full and concession tickets. Read the rest of this entry »
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The entire SGU team are coming to Skepticon in Melbourne in December!
For more details, go to our EVENTS page or the Skepticon website https://skepticon.org.au/
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Speaker: Dr Russell Blackford
Dr Russell Blackford is an Australian writer, philosopher, and literary critic based in Newcastle.
He is the author of many books including:
Russell will be talking to us about his most recent book, “How We Became Post-Liberal The Rise and Fall of Toleration”.
While Russell’s talk will be over Zoom and Facebook live, there will be an in person dinner and meeting at the Stolberg Hotel in Preston and copies of the book will be available for $37.50.
LOCATION: Function Room at The Stolberg Hotel, 197 Plenty Road Preston. The 86 tram route is close, and Bell train station – situated on the Epping line – is a short walk away. It will also be a virtual event accessible via Zoom, as per the details above.
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