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Registration For TAM XI Is Open

The line-up this year is much more interesting than last year's, to the point where I will probably register, rather than just skulk around the edges (like last year). The last slate of speakers felt like it was a lot of "so-and-so blogs about such-and-such", where this slate has more of "so-and-so does such-and-such in <field>". Yay!
 
Hokulele said:
The line-up this year is much more interesting than last year's, to the point where I will probably register, rather than just skulk around the edges (like last year). The last slate of speakers felt like it was a lot of "so-and-so blogs about such-and-such", where this slate has more of "so-and-so does such-and-such in <field>". Yay!
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I agree. Not sure if I will have the time.
 
By the way, I happen to think "Fighting the Fakers" is a pretty good slogan.

Just don't misplace the R. If you call it "Fighting the Frakes", I don't think ST:TNG fans would approve very much.

The Central Scrutinizer said:
You have no authority in this thread.
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I don't need no authority to rub the variety of Internet browsers I happen to use in yo face!

So, why don't you spread that on your toast and eat it!

AdMan said:
Happily, both mistakes have been corrected. :)
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Thank goodnes! I was almost going to boycot the event over the fact that they had such blatent typos all over they're home page! The nerve of them to have such eroneous contnet!!!!!
 
Wowbagger said:
Thank goodnes! I was almost going to boycot the event over the fact that they had such blatent typos all over they're home page! The nerve of them to have such eroneous contnet!!!!!
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Who'da thought it--there appears to be some overlap between pedants and skeptics. :D
 
Hokulele said:
The line-up this year is much more interesting than last year's, to the point where I will probably register, rather than just skulk around the edges (like last year). The last slate of speakers felt like it was a lot of "so-and-so blogs about such-and-such", where this slate has more of "so-and-so does such-and-such in <field>". Yay!
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I agree the line up seems pretty good. The one presenter that seemed to me to be out of place is Cara Santa Maria (whom I admittedly am not at all familiar with), who is listed as "the Senior Science Correspondent for The Huffington Post."

To be honest, from a skeptic POV and if you are familiar with a lot of the supposed "science" and medical writing that appears in The Huffington Post, that does not seem to be a very lofty accomplishment, and may not merit being a TAM speaker, but maybe (and hopefully) I haven't been keeping up with what's being posted recently and Ms. Santa Maria is changing things and bringing some actual science to that website.
 
Doubt said:
I agree. Not sure if I will have the time.
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Boo! TAM needs more Guttersluts. :(

AdMan said:
I agree the line up seems pretty good. The one presenter that seemed to me to be out of place is Cara Santa Maria (whom I admittedly am not at all familiar with), who is listed as "the Senior Science Correspondent for The Huffington Post."

To be honest, from a skeptic POV and if you are familiar with a lot of the supposed "science" and medical writing that appears in The Huffington Post, that does not seem to be a very lofty accomplishment, and may not merit being a TAM speaker, but maybe (and hopefully) I haven't been keeping up with what's being posted recently and Ms. Santa Maria is changing things and bringing some actual science to that website.
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Yeah, that one caused me to raise an eyebrow as well, but if (and it's still just an "if") she is responsible for the, er, unsupported positions taken on that site, what better venue could there be to hear a different viewpoint than TAM? Not only will the audience be exposed to the bad claims and arguments actually being made, but there will be a chance for her to be exposed to the counter-claims, arguments, and facts behind them.

I had always wished that TAM would invite "the honorable opposition" (for lack of a better term) to speak, with a reminder to the audience to avoid behaving, well, like Scrut and Wowbagger. I believe it would work, given the respect the audience generally has shown to the MDC participants each year.
 
Hokulele said:
Yeah, that one caused me to raise an eyebrow as well, but if (and it's still just an "if") she is responsible for the, er, unsupported positions taken on that site, what better venue could there be to hear a different viewpoint than TAM? Not only will the audience be exposed to the bad claims and arguments actually being made, but there will be a chance for her to be exposed to the counter-claims, arguments, and facts behind them.
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I've taken a look at her web page on the Huffington Post, and I'd have to say unlike some other "science" writers on that site it looks to me like she does know what she is talking about.
 
The keynote speaker is Susan Jacoby. I don't know much about her beyond what's in her potted biography, but she seems to be mainly an atheist and secular activist. Nothing wrong with that, per se, but it seems a bit at odds with the theme of Fighting the Fakers.
 
zooterkin said:
The keynote speaker is Susan Jacoby. I don't know much about her beyond what's in her potted biography, but she seems to be mainly an atheist and secular activist. Nothing wrong with that, per se, but it seems a bit at odds with the theme of Fighting the Fakers.
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A female keynote? Has anyone told her TAM is not a safe zone?
 
zooterkin said:
The keynote speaker is Susan Jacoby. I don't know much about her beyond what's in her potted biography, but she seems to be mainly an atheist and secular activist. Nothing wrong with that, per se, but it seems a bit at odds with the theme of Fighting the Fakers.
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I had the same reaction, but I trust that JREF had a good reason to bring her in. A a keynote speaker, she will set the tone of the conference but she is not necessarily required to delve into a heavy scientific discussion.

I am glad to see that Jamy is back. He probably gave the best presentation last year.
 
My ******** detector went off when I realized that the words "******** detector" appeared on the TAM information page, but those words can't appear here on the forum because we don't want it to get internet filtered.
 
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