For anybody wondering … this posting is really only of interest to those attending #QEDcon, or curious to see what happened. This is simply a collection of my own pictures and also tweets that you might be interested in
The agenda for this year was as usual fascinating. I’ve posted a few of my pictures below and have mingled in a few from others that were tweeted out.
11:15 Faraz Alam Can you spot Scientific Fraud?
Faraz Alam telling #QEDcon #skepticamp about scientific fraud. pic.twitter.com/ashsuyCoVP
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
11:30 Andrew Taylor You Do Not Understand Colour
Andrew Taylor teaching #QEDcon #skepticamp how colour works. pic.twitter.com/ceBraH34hs
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
11:45 Michael Hales Brain on Fire
Michael Hales talking about his one-off experience with MS. #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/cm5eRcNol1
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
12:00 Paul Hood God without Delusion: Can Parasocial Models Explain Relationships with a Personal God?
Paul Hood talking to #QEDcon #skepticamp about parasocial explanations for belief in a personal God. pic.twitter.com/VSnZdRmlHn
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
12:15 Karin McClure Clean Eating: A rant by Karin McClure
Karin McClure ranting to #QEDcon #skepticamp about "clean eating". pic.twitter.com/0aZEiz7oIn
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
12:30 Matthew Riddle Skeptical About Skepticism
Matthew Riddle attempts to persuade #QEDcon #skepticamp that he's skeptical of skepticism. pic.twitter.com/gpb0rjKeir
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
12:45 Natalie Newell Parenting without Woo
Natalie Newell tells #QEDcon #skepticamp about the genesis of her movie Science Moms. pic.twitter.com/T9ZXdi9e57
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
13:00 Anthony Magnabosco Addressing Relativism Before Unpacking Truth Claims
Anthony Magnabosco telling #QEDcon #skepticamp about his conversations with people on truth. pic.twitter.com/K9WBilvsrA
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
13:15 James Williams A Skeptical look at Necrophilia
An animated talk on necrophilia by James Williams at #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/G4we8jexbU
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
14:30 Adam Cuerden Musical Mayhem
It's a werewolf blue day for @the_crazy_dwarf at #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/2fcRPmaHIC
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
14:45 Paul Brocklehurst Is Free Will Just Hot Air?
Paul Brocklehurst tackling the eternally thorny issue of free will at #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/ld1VYl0Z0n
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
15:00 Claire Klingenberg European Skeptics Unite!
Claire Klingenberg encouraging European skeptical organisations to work together at #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/5EFfSADsY9
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
15:15 Polyp Drawing the line: a frantic history of Mohammad images.
15:30 David Gamble How to Speak in Tongues – Practical Lessons
How does one speak in tongues? @david_gamble tells #QEDcon #skepticamp all about it. pic.twitter.com/Qk9p6TAu8N
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
15:45 Sean Slater Skeptics at the Fringe
Sean Slater talking about @edskeptics' Skeptics on the Fringe events at #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/cvukArXDK5
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
16:00 Pontus Böckman Don’t be a dick – seven steps to better Skepticism
Will @Bockmanp ever be able to listen to an episode of Be Reasonable? It's an admirable goal. #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/Ym4hWQU1Wb
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
16:15 Buck Mulligan I’m Buck Mulligan and I was a 9/11 Truther
It's @ThatBuckGuy confessing his truther sins to #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/JHZSAUZWbo
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
16:30 Tom Williamson The Rule of Tincture
What? A flag-related talk by @skepticCanary ? Who'd'a thunk it? #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/FFHovPITPd
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
16:45 Andras Gabor Pinter BS vs facts in tourism – how big a deal is it?
Is misinformation in tourism a problem? @skepman thinks it might be… #QEDcon #skepticamp pic.twitter.com/gsDywfLBF4
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
17:00 Rebecca Fox I want to believe: communicating skepticism to ordinary people
Rebecca Fox closes out #QEDcon #skepticamp by talking about how skeptics should communicate to others. pic.twitter.com/bufyPA17zm
— Rob McD (@Your_FunnyUncle) October 13, 2017
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